-- 独立研究机构CFRA向提供了以下研究报告。CFRA的分析师总结如下：随着联邦住房金融局（FHFA）局长比尔·普尔特宣布房利美和房地美将“立即”采用FICO的主要竞争对手VantageScore信用评分模型，FICO对抵押贷款信用评分的垄断地位正式终结。住房和城市发展部部长斯科特·特纳表示，联邦住房管理局（FHA）也将在几个月内跟进。消息公布后，FICO股价暴跌超过10%。此前，两家政府支持企业（GSE）几乎完全依赖老旧的FICO模型，这使得FICO垄断了抵押贷款融资渠道。这种垄断地位近期促使参议员乔什·霍利对FICO的定价策略展开调查。VantageScore的收费为0.99美元，而FICO的收费为4.95美元至10美元，外加其他费用，并且VantageScore使用租金支付等替代数据对借款人进行评分。我们认为，这一宣布将极大地扩大抵押贷款的覆盖范围，此前数百万因传统评分方式和高昂成本而被拒之门外的借款人将获得贷款。这一消息对FICO构成巨大挑战，打破了其垄断地位，并引发了数十年来前所未有的激烈价格竞争。我们正在密切关注FICO 4月28日的财报电话会议，以了解管理层的回应。
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