UWM’s Mat Ishbia backs VantageScore 4.0, says Underwriting+ results are ‘off the charts’

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HousingWire reports that UWM's Mat Ishbia voiced support for VantageScore 4.0 at last week's AIME Fuse event, where he also discussed the company's new Underwriter+ program and described its results as off the charts. The endorsement of this credit scoring model, alongside the rollout of an enhanced underwriting platform, signals continued investment in faster, more data-driven loan decisions across the wholesale channel. For brokers and originators tracking these developments, the direction is clear: the largest players are betting that alternative data and automated assessment tools will reshape how borrower risk is evaluated.

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