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The "stay-put" economy, along with higher mortgage rates, is responsible for this shift where home equity and seconds have a 17.5% market share, Benutech found.

Though the crimes occurred earlier this decade, they highlight how much easier it has become to create false documents today, given the rise of artificial intelligence.

ICE data reveals home value growth hit a 15-month high, prompting originators to target resilient markets like upstate New York and pivot focus toward single-family inventory.

The company reported a nearly $600,000 loss as it navigates the loss of Rithm-related business and pushes for a more diversified revenue model.

Brian Johnson, President Trump's nominee to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, navigated a somewhat contentious Senate Banking Committee hearing dominated by Democratic opposition but without giving away specific plans he has for the agency.

Originators need to keep an eye on the 10-year Treasury yield used in pricing mortgages, which not only broke through 4.6%, climbed above 4.7% on Thursday.

Sentiment towards the presence of the structures backing AI development varies by generation, but a growing number of buyers are raising questions, Redfin says.

Chase edged out Rocket for the top spot in the annual mortgage servicer customer satisfaction survey, with depositories in seven of the top 10 spots.

Virginia-based McLean Mortgage, a billion-dollar originator as recently as 2022, was hit by a cyberattack as the company was all-but-closed in late 2024.

Correspondent volumes and the servicing portfolio were flat to lower but Onslow Bay was nevertheless the top conventional MSR investor in the first half.