Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will now allow lenders to use VantageScore, as well as FICO scores, when underwriting loans.

The move their regulator Bill Pulte announced introduces competition for one metric but charges from three credit bureaus ...

Mortgage lenders working with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac can now choose to use Vantage Score 4.0, while still keeping ...

Reinstated mortgage insurance premium deductibility and a higher cap on state and local tax deductions could change whether homeowners claim these tax breaks.

Home loan interest rates have dipped for five straight weeks, with the average 30-year fixed mortgage now at 6.67 percent.

Popular loan products, such as the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage, may become less common or more expensive if no longer backed by GSEs. Recognizing these stakes, some within the housing industry are ...

The average rate on a 30-year mortgage has remained relatively close to its high so far this year of just above 7%, which it set in mid-January, according to mortgage buyer Freddie Mac. Homes ...

With mortgage rates stuck near 7%, it's not shaping up to be a hot summer housing market. The average for a 30-year fixed mortgage is 6.83% today, a decrease of -0.06% since one week ago.

Every Thursday, Freddie Mac, a government-sponsored buyer of mortgage loans, publishes a weekly average of 30-year mortgage rates. Last week's reading ticked down 3 basis points to 6.81%.

Popular loan products, such as the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage, may become less common or more expensive if no longer backed by GSEs. Recognizing these stakes, some within the housing industry are ...

Popular loan products, such as the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage, may become less common or more expensive if no longer backed by GSEs. Recognizing these stakes, some within the housing industry are ...

Freddie Mac reports the 30-year fixed mortgage rate averaged 6.81% for the week ending June 18 — down from 6.84% last week. Dive into the 4,000 housing units in this Dayton community's pipeline ...