Once selling guides are updated, lenders will have the option of using either VantageScore 4.0 or the Classic FICO scoring model, but FICO Score 10 T remains in limbo, FHFA says.
Source: Inman News
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are not accepting VantageScore 4.0
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