Equifax Launches Tool to Help Lenders Navigate Dual Credit Score Era
Equifax's Mortgage Score Select™ gives lenders flexibility to choose credit scores while cutting costs in a new era of mortgage scoring.
Equifax has introduced Mortgage Score Select™, a solution designed to give mortgage lenders and brokers greater control over which credit score is applied to a loan file amid a broader industry shift toward multiple scoring model options.
The product arrives as the mortgage industry enters what Equifax describes as a new era of credit score choice, a period in which lenders are no longer locked into a single scoring model and must instead navigate decisions about which score best fits a given borrower or loan scenario.
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According to Equifax, the solution is built to deliver both cost efficiency and operational flexibility — two priorities that have grown more pressing for lenders managing compliance and technology demands associated with supporting more than one scoring framework simultaneously.
The dual-score approach referenced in the announcement reflects broader regulatory and market-driven changes that have been reshaping mortgage credit evaluation, pushing lenders to adapt their origination processes and vendor relationships to accommodate competing score models.
By positioning Mortgage Score Select™ as a tool that streamlines score selection at the file level, Equifax is targeting the operational friction that many lenders face when determining which model to apply and when. Continue reading at All Financial Services & Investing.
