Cotality and Ascend licensed to generate FICO scores for lenders

Fair Isaac’s Mortgage Direct License Program is aimed at eliminating mark-ups charged by credit reporting agencies Equifax, Experian and TransUnion — backers of competing VantageScore. Continue reading

Let mortgage lenders pull one credit score, trade group says

The tri-merge system is “an anachronism from the days when there were significant disparities in coverage by the credit bureaus,” MBA says in advocating new approach. Continue reading

Legislation aimed at banning mortgage trigger leads is back

Despite lobbying by mortgage trade groups, two previous bills failed to attract cosponsors and died in the House Committee on Financial Services without a second reading. Continue reading