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FHFA chief Pulte renews attack on credit-score firms

WSJ says Bill Pulte, head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, renewed his fight against firms that generate credit scores, saying they were “overcharging” Americans and empowering a new rival; credit-score-company stocks tumbled Friday.

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By WSJ StaffThe stocks of the companies that create your credit score are tumbling Friday after the Trump administration's housing chief said they had been "overcharging" Americans and he was further empowering a new rival.Bill Pulte, the head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, renewed a fight…