Wells Fargo this week reinstated the 640 minimum credit score requirement, following through on its threat to re-impose credit overlays due to its frustration with FHA’s republished loan-level certification proposal. Officials said the re-proposed version of the proposal, which was initially issued for comment in May, still disappoints in spite of industry input to put concerned FHA lenders at ease (See next story for background). In 2014, Wells dropped the minimum credit-score requirement to 600 for FHA borrowers after talks with the Department of Housing and Urban Development and policymakers. The FICO readjustment applies to Wells’ FHA retail purchase loans, aligning it with the 640 minimum credit score requirement for the bank’s correspondent business. In a previous statement, Wells reiterated the need for clearer rules in order to ...