The lender is seeking a temporary restraining order on its founder to halt his shareholder rally, suggesting he could complete his corporate takeover soon.
Price gains slowed to a crawl from May to June, specifically in the West, but Central and East Coast regions showed steady year-over-year gains.
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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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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Non-QM securitizations hit $78B as lenders ease guidelines to capture unserved borrower demand, even as total impairments rise for the 10th time in 13 months to 6.27%.
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Smaller builders felt the greatest impact of material cost increases, as new Trump administration tariffs add a layer of worry for the construction industry.
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Valley National Bank, which spent two years reducing its large concentration in commercial real estate loans, announced plans Tuesday to buy a bank in the competitive Chicago market.
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The national delinquency rate dropped 16 basis points to 3.39% last month, according to the Intercontinental Exchange's latest first look report.
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Seven federal agencies rescinded a 2022 guidance that encouraged creditors to offer special purpose credit programs to underserved communities.
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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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