Tag Archives: FICO

Credit scores alone are not enough to determine the likelihood of mortgage default. Here's how multiple factors complicate default risk, and which metrics can serve as the best early warning signs.

Earlier this year, Equifax and FICO announced a partnership, pooling their collective consumer financial data. Here's how that partnership may affect banks, lenders, and lending practices.

Equifax and FICO will integrate differentiated data and precision decisioning to help financial institutions optimize interactions with customers.

A brief analyzing FHFA's recent proposal on enterprise capital looked to answer two key questions on risk and capital requirement across the business cycle.

From credit counseling initiatives to partnerships to automate REO processes, get the latest buzz on the industry in this weekly update.

The new system aims to improve credit access, giving consumers more control in the credit scoring process.

LERETA, LLC, a national provider of real estate tax and flood services for mortgage servicers based in Covina, California, has tapped Eric Christensen as the Chief Strategy Officer for the company. Christensen is responsible for product development, corporate strategy, marketing, and M&A transactions.

Are prepayment speeds related to credit scores? A recent webinar on residential mortgage servicing rights gave some new insights about the prepayment of loan products and FICO scores by comparing conventional and government mortgages.

With the FHFA considering the possibility of changing the credit score requirements the GSEs requires, what are the advantages of credit scoring competition and what impact could these potential changes have on future default rates?

Editor's note: This story was originally featured in the February issue of DS News, out now. Following the credit crisis of 2008, the economic recovery has stabilized consumer credit markets and led to a rebound of credit availability for consumers. Despite a ...