Academy Mortgage's deal will cover around 285,000 class members. It's the sixth deal this year by a mortgage firm seeking to squash consumer complaints.
Lower median loan amounts and earnings growth which outpaces mortgage expenditures helps to improve affordability even as rates continue to rise, the MBA said.
The July spike in foreclosures, led by Texas and Florida, presents an immediate opportunity for mortgage servicers to expand regional loss mitigation and default servicing capabilities.
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As Treasury market volatility strains IMB funding, buying a bank or insurer offers permanent capital and stronger ratings, according to the Chairman of Whalen Global Advisors.
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To manage systemic risks, Congress must give large IMBs a single federal regulator and emergency liquidity backstops, according to NewRez's SVP of Policy.
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Iran war and the AI-credit unwind signal higher-for-longer rates, wider spreads, forced cost cuts industrywide, writes the chairman of Whalen Global Advisors.
Here are the 50 most prolific mortgage originators in the U.S. as measured by units produced, according to the 2026 National Mortgage News Top Producers survey.
Here are the 50 women who did the most dollar volume for the previous 12 months in this year's Top Producers survey.
Banks and credit unions are pairing AI-driven efficiency with stable staffing and cross-training to scale mortgage production as originations rebound and technology expands capacity.
More mortgage professionals told National Mortgage News they expect their companies to hire, or stand pat, rather than fire workers this year.
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A federal judge Wednesday said the Department of Housing and Urban Development failed to justify a sharp overhaul of a long-standing fair-housing grant program.
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Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh is slated to deliver the keynote speech at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium Friday morning, and markets will be listening for assurances on inflation, the balance sheet and Treasury market turmoil.
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Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook pushed back against the Trump administration's second attempt to remove her from the central bank over unproven allegations of mortgage fraud.
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The Trump administration issued guidance Tuesday forbidding a set of lending programs meant to combat discrimination. But banks saw the government's action coming — and some had already dismantled their programs.
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Non-QM securitizations hit $78B as lenders ease guidelines to capture unserved borrower demand, even as total impairments rise for the 10th time in 13 months to 6.27%.
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said it will stop publishing consumer complaint narratives, citing concern that the information is one-sided.
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UPCOMING LIVESTREAMThursday, September 17, 20261:00 p.m. / 10:00 a.m.Jeffrey Cleveland, Managing Director and Chief Economist at Payden & Rygel, will discuss the FOMC meeting, the new SEP and Chair Warsh's press conference.
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