Equifax Falls 4.1% Premarket as FHFA Unifies Mortgage Pricing Grid

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Equifax shares fell 4.1% in premarket trading after Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte announced a unified mortgage pricing grid, escalating regulatory pressure on credit bureau fees. Pulte said on social media that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will consolidate loan-pricing matrices into a single grid, formally incorporating VantageScore alongside FICO Classic. Hours later, competitor TransUnion said it will maintain standalone VantageScore 4.0 pricing at 99 cents through December 2028, giving lenders long-term cost certainty under the expanded FHFA framework. Equifax co-owns VantageScore with TransUnion and Experian, and Pulte said the agency is meeting with the three major bureaus while studying a transition of mortgage underwriting to bi-merge or single-bureau reports to cut consumer closing costs. After the initial drop, Equifax shares recovered to $141.41, down 3% from the previous close, and the stock is down 33.9% year to date, trading 44.9% below its 52-week high of $256.53.

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Cybersecurity & Digital Trust▼ · 2 stocks
Equifax Inc
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FHFA's unified mortgage pricing grid escalates regulatory pressure on credit bureau fees, directly hitting Equifax's mortgage credit-reporting business.

TransUnion
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TransUnion is affected by the same FHFA framework but said it will hold standalone VantageScore 4.0 pricing at 99 cents through 2028, giving lenders cost certainty.

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VantageScore Solutions, LLCPrivate± Mixed
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