Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte won the White House's favor by acting as an attack dog for the administration, using his agency's data to target President Trump's political enemies with fraud allegations, though those efforts have not withstood judicial scrutiny.
Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman said Friday that she believes price growth is still heading toward the central bank's 2% target when factoring out one-time shocks such as tariffs and elevated oil prices.
The total delinquency rate rose 0.2 percentage points annually in March, with the share of loans 90 days late rising out of the range they were in since 2024.
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 Federal Reserve should avoid any move to significantly shrink its balance sheet, two prominent economists warned Tuesday — arguing against a strategy that the US central bank's new chairman has specifically called for.
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An audit by the Office of Inspector General concluded that information security programs at both the Federal Reserve Board and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are no longer effective due to critical vulnerabilities.
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BCG finds lenders are turning to AI and M&A to permanently cut costs, even as origination volume and gain-on-sale margins showed year-over-year improvement in Q1.
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Bank of Nova Scotia agreed to acquire Maple Financial Holdings Inc., which owns a small US commercial bank, as the Canadian firm looks to expand its structured-finance business in the American mortgage industry.
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Berkshire Hathaway Inc. will acquire Taylor Morrison Home Corp. in an all-cash deal worth about $6.8 billion, the first major purchase under chief executive Greg Abel and a vote of confidence in the US housing market.
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While disparate impact has never been under greater legal pressure, its influence on the future of housing policy and even employment continues to grow, showing that reducing discriminatory effects is good for business.
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Crude oil futures dropped sharply Sunday, triggering bullish Treasury gaps. The head of correspondent business development at AD Mortgage writes about what it means for yields.
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First-time buyer ages and declining homeownership rates demand bold federal action on taxes, condos and financial literacy, according to the head of the CHLA.
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is ending remote work and ordering its entire staff to report to a new Washington, D.C., headquarters five days a week.
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Housing advocates and compliance firms are suing to block a rule from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that they say guts the Equal Credit Opportunity Act.
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