The government-sponsored enterprise oversight chief said his agency is focusing on select fees applied to mortgages that lenders sell to Fannie and Freddie.
Fast tracking closing and funding is the critical differentiator among lenders, the 2026 Mortgage-Home Equity Scorecard report from Keynova found.
The latest investor statements show the persistence of a trend in which one vintage has a higher rate of distress than others, Morningstar DBRS finds.
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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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Some of the jobs were eliminated due to the increasing capability of artificial intelligence and the departures were all involuntary, an official said.
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May's 15,855 actions are the least since September 2025, when Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac had 15,550 loans modified, forborne or otherwise dealt with, FHFA said.
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Close to one in four homeowners are currently making additional payments toward their mortgage principal beyond the monthly amount due, according to Rocket.
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in an interview on CNBC Thursday that he and Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought have been tasked with developing a fiscal plan to reduce government spending.
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The annualized new single-family home sales pace, an indicator of the U.S. Census Bureau's New Residential Sales report, declined in three of the last four months.
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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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