2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (863+ words) Credit Repair Australia is highlighting the importance of helping Australians better understand credit reporting, debt challenges and the options that may be relevant to their individual circumstances. LIVERPOOL, AU / ACCESS Newswire / September 10, 2026 / Credit Repair Australia is continuing its focus on…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (1261+ words) Editor’s note: This story has been updated to clarify that FHFA Director Bill Pulte did not specify whether “a single credit report” referred to one bureau report or a portable report that could be shared among lenders. The Federal Housing…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (258+ words) WASHINGTON, Sept 9 (Reuters) – U.S. federal housing regulator Bill Pulte said on Wednesday credit scoring company FICO was unduly keeping consumer costs high, adding ​that his agency was studying changes to ‌the use of credit reports to reduce the cost of…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (473+ words) Chart: Score Difference (High – Low Credit Bureau) Distribution by Decisioning Credit Score Bucket Our analysis finds that the three individual bureau scores perform broadly similarly in predicting mortgage outcomes. The traditional tri-merge performs somewhat better on some measures, but the…...

1+ week, 21+ min ago   (570+ words) Josh is an award-nominated journalist with nearly a decade of experience, including writing for national newspapers. A data whizz, he specialises in covering personal finance and investing. TransUnion is shaking up how it calculates credit scores, expanding its range from…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (659+ words) Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte’s recent announcements on credit scoring changes reverberated through the mortgage industry Friday, with groups expressing support for a move away from traditional scoring models. After he announced Thursday evening on X that…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (411+ words) Nigerian rating agency, DataPro, says a credit downgrade was rarely triggered by a single bad result, it usually reflects a buildup of pressures that erode an issuer’s ability to meet its financial obligations. In its September 2026 monthly brief released on…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (917+ words) Debt review is a rehabilitation process designed to stabilise the consumer’s finances. Image: Graphic: Nicola Mawson | Kaitlyn Baker Indebted consumers who enter debt review will see their credit score drop – but potentially by less than if they continued missing payments,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (497+ words) A new credit reporting lawsuit alleges American Express National Bank continued reporting two settled accounts as unpaid charged-off debts after accepting full settlement payments from the plaintiff. Plaintiff Brendan Pohl claims American Express engaged in inaccurate and misleading credit reporting…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (499+ words) Matt Meecham, director at Check, says income, expenditure and other financial activity can be just as important as knowing what appears on a credit report. For many consumers, understanding their credit position still begins and ends with a single number....