September 2025

VantageScore 4.0’s predictive power stands up to scrutiny

The American Enterprise Institute’s (AEI) recent opinion piece (“FICO isn’t the problem. A premature two-score system is“) challenges a nearly unanimous market conclusion: VantageScore 4.0 is a more predictive credit score for mortgages than Classic FICO. Tobias Peter and Sissi Li’s critique tells yesterday’s story. VantageScore 4.0 is about tomorrow, and the market agrees.  While

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Cornerstone, former executive dismiss mutual lawsuits

Dueling cases involving Cornerstone Capital Bank and a former executive have been dismissed prior to trial, with both sides claiming victory. Each party has a different interpretation of what happened in the legal matter involving former Cornerstone Home Lending executive Manuel Valdes. A former independent mortgage banker, Cornerstone acquired a Texas state chartered bank in

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