A credit solutions expert shares the top three "timeless habits," tips and advice as America's mortgage market adjusts to new credit scoring models that widen the door to homeownership.

With federal pressure mounting and fintech innovations accelerating, the credit score system landlords used to know isn't the same anymore. In 2025, three big updates are changing how credit scores ...

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s federal regulator will allow mortgage lenders to start using a new credit score algorithm developed by the big three credit bureaus to take on the venerable FICO score.

Mortgage giants allegedly weren’t informed in advance that they’d be required to accept VantageScore 4.0, and lenders have lots of questions about how the new process will work. Mortgage giants Fannie ...

FICO has updated its latest credit score models to include buy now, pay later data, showing how important this pandemic-era tool has become in the overall consumer debt market. Processing Content The ...

There are free apps and websites where you can see your credit score. You may also be able to view your score via your bank ...