The Mortgage Bankers Association lowered its refi expectations by 5% this month, as rising mortgage rates are dampening borrowers' positions.
The filing alleges TWO executives engaged in a "stealth mission" to get the deal canceled, including subverting participation in a March shareholder vote.
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Yields rebounded after the 30-year held near 5%, but the yield curve's flattening trend likely isn't over, according to the head of correspondent business development at AD Mortgage.
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The FHFA's ACV condo insurance rollback gets the balance right between affordability and safety, even if politics muddied the waters, the chairman of Whalen Global Advisors writes.
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Despite bullish jobs data, yields surged post-FOMC, with three possible wave theory outcomes ahead, according to the head of correspondent business development at AD Mortgage.
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.
Technology centered on addressing certain key mortgage priorities stand to attract the greatest attention from venture capitalists and other investors.
Home lending professionals shared their thoughts on vendors, artificial intelligence and the most valuable solutions technology could give them in a new Arizent survey.
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The nation's largest homebuilder is fending off accusations that it misled home buyers on their escrow estimates and saddled them with steep increases.
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Also, South River Mortgage appointed Tyler Plack as its next CEO, while First American Home Warranty welcomed Jason Gritters as its chief revenue officer.
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A continuing resolution to fund the government through mid-December would prevent the White House from blocking grants — including some in the banking sector — to states and municipalities that voted against President Donald Trump.
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Bank of America Securities research shows this sector has had its best year since at least 2017, but some trends in the market point to a need for caution.
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Besides the opportunities in build-to-rent housing for mortgage originators, credit profile of single-family rental loans should improve, Morningstar DBRS said.
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ON-DEMAND VIDEOMike Goosay, Chief Investment Officer of Global Fixed Income at Principal Asset Management, breaks down the Federal Open Market Committee meeting, Chair Powell's press conference and the SEP.
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ON-DEMAND VIDEOA week ahead of inauguration day, Scott Colbert, executive vice president, director of fixed income and chief economist at Commerce Trust, takes a look at how the Federal Reserve and the economy will fare in President-elect Donald Trump's second run in the White House.
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ON-DEMAND VIDEODonald Trump discussed various items related to the Fed and its independence and stated he would not nominate Jerome Powell for another term as chair. Gennadiy Goldberg, head of U.S. rates strategy at TD Securities, discusses what a Trump presidency may mean for the Fed.
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