FHA

Organization

#6 trending in Markets & Investing this week · most on Stock Movers

The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) is a U.S. government agency within the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). It insures mortgages made by FHA-approved private lenders for single-family and multifamily properties, manufactured homes, hospitals, and related residential facilities, helping expand access to mortgage financing by protecting lenders against losses.

Rank this week

#6new
#18 over 30 days

Share of the conversation

1.4‰
New: no usual level yet

2.3‰ of what listeners heard

Reach this week

3 shows
4 episodes · ~303k plays

Tone this week

Neutral
  • Neutral 4

Share of the conversation

Mentions of FHA per 1,000 mentions of anything, 7-day rolling, markets & investing.

0.0‰1‰2‰3‰4‰Jul 11Aug 2Aug 25Sep 16Oct 8
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DayShare (7-day)Mentions
Aug 52.09‰2
Sep 41.14‰5
Sep 130.26‰1
Sep 210.22‰1
Sep 292.12‰10
Oct 22.98‰4
Oct 61.32‰2

Why is it trending?· Last 30 days

FHA policy could increase competition for FICO credit scores

Stock Movers discussed plans for the Federal Housing Finance Agency to direct Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to accept credit data from 2 bureaus instead of 3, pressuring FICO.[1][2]

Stock Movers said Bill Pulte was making it easier for lenders to adopt VantageScore, a move analysts said could increase score shopping and competition for FICO.[3][4]

The Compound and Friends said the agency, with Bill Pulte involved, was challenging FICO’s pricing and the prior FICO-only regulatory approach.[5]

Real Estate This Week mentioned FHA as one agency tracing mortgage-related data, while The Ramsey Show featured a caller describing a house bought with an FHA loan and 3.5% down.[6][7]

Sources · 7 moments

  1. 1.
    Stock Movers · Nike Sinks, FICO Rises, Seagate Technology Drops on Toshiba Report
    Katie Greifeld · Oct 2 · Listen at 2:11 ↗
    “Looking at shares of Fair Isaac now kind of unchanged, but they've been heavily under pressure, down 8% earlier today. And this after Bloomberg reports said that the Federal Housing Finance Agency is planning to direct Fannie Mae and Freddi”
  2. 2.
    Stock Movers · Nike Slides; Broadcom Spending; FICO Surge
    Romaine Bostick · Oct 2 · Listen at 3:34 ↗
    “Bozeman, Montana. Fair Isaac falling in pre-market. The company founded by Bill Fair and Earl Isaac You know it by its acronym, FICO. Yes, the people behind your credit scores. So anyway, the Federal Housing Finance Agency are planning to d”
  3. 3.
    Stock Movers · Piper Sandler Drops, Summit Therapeutics Jumps, Fair Isaac Sinks as New Policy Seen Spurring Competition
    Katie Greifeld · Sep 29 · Listen at 3:28 ↗
    “today, and they are on track to have their largest single percentage drop, single-day percentage drop, in over 6 years. So that's since March 2020. And this is coming after, um, Bill Pulte, the head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, is”
  4. 4.
    Stock Movers · Lindt to Cut Prices; FICO Drops; Netflix Upgraded
    Alexis Christoforous · Sep 29 · Listen at 1:49 ↗
    “That's what I'm saying. Well, I guess it has to stand for something. So, uh, it is tumbling here 20%, but it has really been having a tough time the last year. It's down 50% year to date. It's getting a little competition. Uh, Bill Pulte, t”

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