credit scores

Do you want to buy a house but worry that your credit profile will disqualify you for a mortgage? Take another look: A new...

Here’s some good news for anyone whose credit scores aren’t quite as high as they’d like them to be: Three new financial tools have...

First-time and move-up homebuyers with heavy debt loads, low credit scores and small down payments face a daunting new mortgage hurdle: The Federal Housing...

The higher your credit score, the lower the interest rate quote you’ll get on your mortgage, right? As a general proposition, sure. But how...

704! That’s the new, record-high average FICO credit score among millions of Americans, and it’s positive news for home buyers, sellers, lenders and the...

Is it easier today for home buyers with a high debt ratio and sub-par credit scores to qualify for a mortgage than it’s been...

If you’re seriously thinking about buying a home in the months ahead, you almost certainly know how important your FICO credit score will be...

Do you really need an escrow account attached to your mortgage? Aren’t you capable of remembering when it’s time to pay tax and insurance...

A key policy change by mortgage giant Fannie Mae that offered homeownership to thousands of new buyers — many of them minorities — could...

Many mortgage applicants have never heard of “rapid rescoring” or CreditXpert score simulations — in part because some lenders choose not to educate them....