A government change to allow rent payments to factor into credit score could help 7.7M Americans qualify for a mortgage
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A government change could tip the scale for millions of “credit invisible” Americans and spur hundreds of billions in new mortgage originations. In a rule change finalized last month, government-run mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac said they would accept mortgages underwritten with a credit score model that takes on-time rental payments into account. VantageScore, the company behind the credit scoring system, estimates that including rental payment history allows about 7.7 million
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