- Sep 16-17, 2025|San Diego, CA
After the rapid rise of interest rates, election uncertainty and tariff policies stymied borrower demand, some banks' second-quarter results suggest that loan growth may be on its way back.
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Lenders have been working to shrink their rent-regulated real estate loan portfolios since a watershed state law passed in 2019, but those plans may be accelerated.
June 26
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Consumer spending and exports fell slightly in the latest estimate, leading to a downward revision. Imports, which dragged down overall output during the first three months of the year, also came in smaller.
June 26
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The regulator and conservator of two influential loan buyers with government ties has directed them to look at digital currency's use in qualifying borrowers.
June 25
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The digital bank is returning to crypto trading, a service it first offered in 2019 but had to shelve due to regulatory compliance concerns.
June 25
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The decision to relocate HUD headquarters comes after its current location had been included on a Trump administration cost-cutting list earlier this year.
June 25
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 Financial Technology Association — which had been granted the right to defend the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's open banking rule after the bureau declined to defend it — filed a motion Sunday to preserve the rule.
June 30
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The Senate advanced the One Big Beautiful Bill Act through a procedural vote, opening the legislation for debate followed by Monday's vote-a-rama.
June 30
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The trade group outlines in a white paper that it wants more "flexibility" in the rule allowing mortgage lenders to pay their originators on a varying scale.
June 30
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As mortgage brokers gain market share, tensions over channel conflict resurface, pushing some lenders to rethink how they balance wholesale, retail, and correspondent lines.
June 30
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Former account executives say the lender stiffed its workers by letting their retirement contributions cover plan expenses, rather than use existing funds.
June 30
