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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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Pennymac, like UWM, raising its conforming loan limits early

Pennymac is raising its conforming loan limits, effective immediately, ahead of the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s official announcement in November. The increase of nearly $13,000 for single units comes a day after United Wholesale Mortgage hiked its conforming limits, becoming the first major lender to do so in this market cycle. “By getting ahead of

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