The United States is currently navigating a period of sustained elevated long-term mortgage rates, a trend that continues to exert significant pressure on the housing market and casts a long shadow over the broader financial landscape. As of October 2, 2025, the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate hovers in the
Shares of credit reporting company TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) fell 11.2% in the afternoon session after Fair Isaac (FICO), the company behind the widely used credit score, announced a new program to license its mortgage scores directly to lenders.
The credit-score market is currently undergoing a monumental transformation, driven by Fair Isaac Corporation's (FICO) new direct licensing program and a wave of significant regulatory changes. Effective October 1, 2025, FICO's "FICO Mortgage Direct License Program" has fundamentally altered how mortgage lenders and tri-merge resellers acquire FICO Scores, allowing them
On the second day of the U.S. government shutdown, Wall Street remains largely subdued, with indexes showing only slight midday declines after touching fresh record highs at the open.
Shares of credit reporting giant Equifax (NYSE:EFX) fell 8.1% in the morning session after Fair Isaac Corporation (FICO), a key business partner, announced a new program to license its mortgage credit scores directly to lenders, threatening to bypass the credit bureaus.
Fair Isaac Corporation (NYSE: FICO), the pioneering force behind the ubiquitous FICO Score, sent shockwaves through the financial industry on October 1, 2025, with the announcement of its new “FICO Mortgage Direct License Program.” This strategic pivot allows mortgage lenders and tri-merge resellers to acquire and distribute FICO Scores directly,
New York, October 2, 2025 – The U.S. stock market is currently experiencing an extraordinary period, with the S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite, and Dow Jones Industrial Average all shattering previous records. This remarkable surge, unfolding in early October 2025, is primarily fueled by an insatiable appetite for artificial intelligence
Stay tuned for the market movements in the S&P500 index on Thursday. Check out the gap up and gap down stocks in the S&P500 index during today's session.
FICO stock is leading the S&P 500 and Equifax is the biggest loser after Fair Isaac let the mortgage industry access FICO scores without the credit bureaus.
Comscore Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR) shares surged after the company announced a recapitalization agreement with major preferred shareholders: Charter Communications (NASDAQ: CHTR), Liberty Broadband Corporation
Large-cap stocks usually command their industries because they have the scale to drive market trends.
The flip side though is that their sheer size can limit growth as expanding further becomes an increasingly challenging task.
Mid-cap stocks have the best odds of scaling into $100 billion corporations thanks to their tested business models and large addressable markets.
But the many opportunities in front of them attract significant competition, spanning from industry behemoths with seemingly infinite resources to small, nimble players with chips on their shoulders.
Even though Equifax (currently trading at $263.33 per share) has gained 11.8% over the last six months, it has lagged the S&P 500’s 17.5% return during that period. This was partly driven by its softer quarterly results and may have investors wondering how to approach the situation.
The financial world is abuzz with anticipation as the Federal Reserve stands on the precipice of a significant monetary policy shift, widely expected to initiate a series of interest rate cuts. Beginning as early as its upcoming meeting on September 16-17, 2025, a 25 basis point reduction in the federal
