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FHFA Adds VantageScore to GSE Pricing Grid, FICO Shares Plummet

The move lets lenders pick VantageScore or FICO and creates new price competition that could change how mortgages are underwritten and priced.

FHFA Orders Fannie and Freddie to Accept VantageScore for All Lenders

Rocket Posts Biggest Quarter in Four Years as Market Share Climbs

UWM Secures $2.05 Billion Oaktree–Ishbia Capital Package to Fortify Balance Sheet

U.S. Mortgage Rates Rise to Highest Level in Over a Year as Demand Falls

Fannie Mae Reports $4 Billion Q2 Profit as Net Worth Rises to $116.5 Billion

PennyMac Reports Sharp Q2 Profit Drop and Cuts Lending Staff

PulteGroup Profit Drops as Orders Rise, Reaffirms 2026 Targets

Rising Rates Cut Nonbank Mortgage Originations and Lift Servicers’ Income

Mortgage Lenders Face Sharper Rules for AI

Rocket Sues UWM Over Alleged Breach of MSR Non-Solicitation, Seeks $100 Million

Rocket Posts Best Profit in Four Years as AI and Servicing Lift Q1 Revenue to $2.94 Billion

LoanDepot’s Q1 Loss Deepens as Rising Rates Squeeze Margins

Onity Misses Earnings as Ginnie Mae Review Forces Smaller FOA Servicing Sale

CrossCountry Lifts Two Harbors Offer to $11.30 in Cash as Board Backs Amended Deal

Presidio Investors Takes Stake in Edge Home Finance as Tom Ahles Becomes President

Hawley Opens Probe Into FICO’s Mortgage Credit-Score Pricing

FHFA, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Ease Insurance and Condo Rules to Cut Borrower Costs

Trump Signs Orders to Cut Housing Rules and Broaden Mortgage Access

TransUnion Cuts VantageScore 4.0 Mortgage Price to 99 Cents, Escalating Credit-Score Competition