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Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac to use alternative credit scores: What it means for homebuyers
NASHVILLE — The federal government is expanding how it collects credit scores, which may allow more Americans to potentially buy homes. The Federal Housing Finance Agency on Monday announced at the Read more
Biden’s $10,000 student-debt cancelation is a game-changer for borrowers’ wallets — but will it help their credit scores?
At a time of record-high borrowing costs and rising prices, people need all the help they can get from their credit scores. TransUnion — one of the country’s three major Read more
Dow scores 322-point gain Thursday, stocks rally to best day in two weeks
The Dow and S&P 500 booked their best day of gains in about two weeks on Thursday as investors looked forward to hearing from the Federal Reserve’s Jerome Powell on Read more
Equifax CEO’s reward amid report of inaccurate credit scores: a ‘special’ $25 million stock award
Equifax Inc. disclosed that it was giving its chief executive $25 million in a “special” stock award Tuesday, just hours after a report detailed inaccurate credit reports the company sent Read more
Gold scores biggest one day rally since March, silver jumps nearly 7% due to Fed-inspired ‘short squeeze’
Gold and silver rose sharply on Thursday, with gold logging its biggest one-day percentage gain since March and silver rallying by nearly 7% to finish at its highest price in Read more