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While traditional credit reports remain a strong indication of past financial reliability, a credit report alone doesn’t always provide the full picture of a consumer’s financial profile.

The inclusion of telecommunications, TV, and utilities in expanded credit reports could open the dream of homeownership for millions of people.

A new study from QuoteWizard showed credit scores increased significantly during the first year of the pandemic, with the average American credit score bumping up by half a percent between 2020 and 2021.

Lenders can remain competitive, even as the housing market slows, as Ashley Wood of Equifax details methods to maintain a healthy balance.

MReport takes a closer look at how mortgage professionals should focus on streamlining processes through automated technology and data-enabled solutions.

The settlement will provide up to $700 million in monetary relief and penalties following the 2017 data breach of Equifax’s systems that impacted approximately 147 million consumers.

Equifax and FICO will integrate differentiated data and precision decisioning to help financial institutions optimize interactions with customers.

The House Financial Services Committee will hold a hearing on Tuesday that will focus on the operations of the credit bureaus and the Equifax breach. Learn what else is in store in The Week Ahead.

From new appointments and partnerships to new campaigns and technology, get the latest news from the mortgage industry in this weekly update.

Equifax Inc. announced that it is working with Yodlee, a financial data aggregation and data analytics platform, to help simplify the mortgage loan process by making it easier for lenders to derive insights from borrowers' financial data.