FICO Stock Plunges 16% as Pulte Ends Mortgage Monopoly

Regulation Impact 4
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Fair Isaac Corporation (FICO) shares fell 15.63% intraday after Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte directed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to approve all lenders to use VantageScore, effective immediately, ending a pilot that had been capped at 50 lenders. "FICO has enjoyed a monopoly. No more," Pulte said. Equifax shares dropped 6.65% and TransUnion 6.83%. The move expands on an April pilot where the two government-sponsored enterprises began accepting mortgages scored with VantageScore 4.0. FICO shares are down more than 44% year to date. Pulte also criticized the three credit reporting agencies that own VantageScore—Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion—for overcharging Americans, and said the agency is considering bi-merge and stronger solutions. VantageScore, founded in 2006, is jointly owned by the three agencies. The Trump administration aims to lower homebuyer costs and boost competition in a market FICO dominates, building on the Credit Score Competition Act signed in 2018.

Impact on stocks 7

Cybersecurity & Digital Trust▼ · 2 stocks
Equifax Inc
EFX
▼ NegativeRegulationrelevance

FHFA directive to expand VantageScore use threatens Equifax's credit scoring business.

TransUnion
TRU
▼ NegativeRegulationrelevance

FHFA directive to expand VantageScore use threatens TransUnion's credit scoring business.

Financials▲ · 2 stocks
Artificial Intelligence▼ · 1 stocks
Fair Isaac Corporation
FICO
▼ NegativeCompetitionrelevance

End of FICO's monopoly as FHFA mandates VantageScore approval for all lenders.

Cloud & Digital Infrastructure▼ · 1 stocks
Experian PLC
EXPN
▼ NegativeRegulationrelevance

Pulte's directive to end FICO's monopoly and criticism of credit bureaus threatens Experian's VantageScore ownership and pricing power.

Energy Transition & Power Demand▲ · 1 stocks

Off-coverage companies 1

VantageScore Solutions, LLCPrivate± Mixed
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