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      <title><![CDATA[ Synergy One Lending merges into American Pacific Mortgage ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The companies now anticipate generating around $14 billion in annual origination volume, making them one of the biggest lenders in the country.  ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 20:51:15 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Andrew Martinez</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[ FHA commissioner Frank Cassidy resigns from post ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The announcement follows a leave of absence in which Ginnie Mae President Joe Gormley helped cover the Federal Housing Admission Commissioner's responsibilities.  ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 20:46:11 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Bonnie Sinnock</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Trump says US still weighing share sale for Fannie, Freddie ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ President Donald Trump said his administration is still considering a public offering of shares in mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.  ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 19:46:41 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ First Federal Bank sells third-party mortgage origination unit  ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ A credit union service organization is buying the division, which includes mortgage services provider QRL, while the seller repositions its home loan business.  ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 19:35:55 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Bonnie Sinnock</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Rate cuts further dimmed with positive employment report ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The Bureau of Labor Statistics Friday reported that the economy added 172,000 jobs in May and revised March and April's employment upward, making the Federal Reserve less likely to cut interest rates to support the labor market in the near term.  ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 18:08:14 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Maria Volkova</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[ UWM offers Two Harbors tweaks amid falling stock ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Given the recent decline in UWM's stock price, it is likely Two Harbor's shareholders will choose cash, meaning the deal is no longer a positive, KBW said.  ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 17:15:24 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Brad Finkelstein</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Senate Dems introduce bill to fully restore CFPB funding ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ All 11 Democrats on the Senate Banking Committee are backing a bill that would restore and lock in funding for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.  ]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>Kate Berry</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Trump says Pulte will only be temporary intelligence director ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ President Donald Trump said that Bill Pulte will only serve as national intelligence director on an acting basis, adding that he is interviewing permanent candidates for the position.  ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Pulte's new intelligence role clouds FHFA agenda ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Mortgage industry participants say Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte's new role as acting director of national intelligence could imperil progress on a potential initial public offering of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.  ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Maria Volkova</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[ U.S. Bank, Rate, loanDepot and AnnieMac make leadership moves ]]></title>
      <link>https://www.nationalmortgagenews.com/list/u-s-bank-rate-loandepot-and-anniemac-make-leadership-moves</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group appoints new chief revenue officer and Mortgage Cadence, owned by PartnerOne, announced a new CEO and chief revenue officer.  ]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>Colin McNamara</dc:creator>
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