While the three largest lenders now offer VantageScore, Bank of America Securities says two agency pulls boosts consumers scores, no matter which model.
The chief risk officer's oversight extends to the modernization of loan pricing and scoring, which the GSEs' oversight agency has been accelerating.
Larger public companies' high-profile servicing acquisitions tend to get the spotlight, but the two top leaders in the Ginnie MSR market are quieter players currently run as private companies.
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Explicitly including estimates of recapture in MSR valuations puts FASB at risk of mixing apples with oranges by combining a cash-flow based valuation with a completely speculative assumption, writes the Chairman of Whalen Global Advisors.
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Allowing lenders to choose the number of credit reports they use would force the credit bureaus to clean up their data issues and provide consistent scoring, writes the Chairman of Whalen Global Advisors.
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Home finance firms have until October 2nd to register for the annual ranking of the Best Mortgage Companies to Work For.
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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The technology provider now counts two top 10 servicers among its customers and intends to use new capital to accelerate product development and add staff.
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Fitch Ratings, noting the reduction in Wells Fargo's balances and sale of non-agency servicing, said the bank no longer meets expectations at its old grade.
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Endorsement numbers for federally backed reverse mortgages dropped to their lowest monthly total in over six years, according to a new report.
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A new class action lawsuit against Unlock Technologies echoes other complaints in crying foul over confusing contract terms and huge repayments.
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Jonathan Scott, TV homebuilding celebrity and an investor in Phyn, an AI water cutoff vendor, sees a key role for insurance companies as resilience advocates in hazardous areas.
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ON-DEMAND VIDEOJeffrey 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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ON-DEMAND VIDEOKevin Warsh set the table for change. Marvin Loh, managing director at State Street, discusses the FOMC meeting and Warsh's press conference.
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