- Sep 16-17, 2025|San Diego, CA
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Specialized Loan Servicing allegedly charged borrowers $7.50 for processing mortgage payments made by phone. Most servicers, including Newrez, have axed this fee.
September 27
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Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed measures designed to bolster consumer protection rules. The bills target several issues that have also been percolating at the federal level.
September 26
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The 13 largest homeowners insurance underwriters denied almost half of their climate-related claims last year, adding to property owner and mortgage servicer woes.
September 26
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Affordability improved for a fourth straight month, but questions remain about whether recent trends will bring a significant number of buyers into the housing market.
September 26
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Mortgage bankers feared a proposal related to lenders' access to a major secondary market and related reporting was too harsh. They're eyeing a redraft closely.
September 26
Only 20% of the Top Producers in the National Mortgage News survey were under 40, while almost half were between 41 and 50, and 30% even older.
Those who raced ahead of the pack of loan originators last year went the distance by offering exceptional customer service, catering to niche pockets of demand in the market.
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The incoming Trump administration is expected to prioritize an activities-based oversight approach to nonbank entities, just as the Biden administration has. It may also leave its designation power intact, but unused.
November 14
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Freedom Mortgage CEO Stan Middleman weighs in on the Fed, servicing policy, and broker-to-banker moves as he comments on challenging career experiences in his new biography.
November 14
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New Mexico is the state least wanting to refinance, with 369.38 keyword searches per 100,000 people.
November 14
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A Pennsylvania federal judge ruled that HUD's handbook allowed, but did not require servicers to offer partial claim workarounds in tandem with funds from HAF.
November 14
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The study found nonbank lenders charging the highest interest rates and most points, and fintech pricing more in-line with depositories.
November 13
