So far, annual home lending growth is on track to slow, but not stop, with some positive developments surfacing amid broader challenges.
More than a third of listings are below their original ask, with entry-level homes seeing frequent cuts in several metros, Movoto data shows.
Nonbank mortgage firm Pennymac said having an in-house system gave it a leg up on implementation, while a vendor also reported progress in its systems testing.
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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.
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As written, new capital standards for U.S. banks fail to account for the additional risk posed by many home loan clients who obtain second mortgages. Fixing the problem will significantly reduce the rule's benefit to banks.
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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While domestic factors have a role in each market, fears that persistent geopolitical turmoil will make economies more prone to supply shocks and inflationary pressures are driving up yields.
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The overall defect share saw the largest jump in four years, as changes in mortgage rates brought a shift in volume mix, according to ACES Quality Management.
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The lending arm of the home builder giant says it was hit this spring with two separate social engineering-based hacks that it believes were unrelated.
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The lender said its founder aggressively solicited shareholders to gain their support, doing so by misrepresenting facts and violating federal securities laws.
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Jon Oksenholt, who holds more of Freddie's shares, recently took issue with a Pershing Square assessment of the two government-sponsored enterprises.
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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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