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Atlas VMS acquired CloseClear.ai to help lenders prevent post-appraisal GSE buybacks. The tech continuously matches active pipelines against live disaster maps to plug closing blind spots.

BTIG is predicting mortgage origination volume for loanDepot, PennyMac Financial Services, Rithm, Rocket Cos., and UWM Holdings combined will be 5% lower than the industry consensus for the third quarter.

Two online ads promise Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are working to boost purchase applications but it's unclear whether they signal interest in a stock offering.

Weak refi demand is pushing lenders to lean on servicing income, as tighter execution spreads and higher MSR values shift the industry's sell/retain calculus

Fannie Mae seller guide update SEL-2026-08 includes a definition of present, residential and subordinate use cases in the new context of highest and best use.

The big three's trade group has said they operate legally and protect the industry with a trio of reports. FHFA also is opening up VantageScore for all lenders.

As UAD 3.6's Nov. 2 mandate shrinks an aging appraiser pool, AnnieMac and Lower lean on AUS waivers and in-house teams to dodge 2022-style fee spikes and turn-time delays.

Developments at Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae and factory-built housing innovator Boxabl point to some expanded ways to make mortgages or HELOCs.

Merging Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac may not be possible but there is a variation that maintains competition and adds efficiency, according to one shareholder.

Most of the A1 tranches, are expected to pay a coupon of 5.83%, except for the A-1 last-cash flow tranche, which is expected to pay 5.93%.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac reveal how title, appraisal, and automation initiatives are trimming borrower expenses by hundreds to thousands per transaction.

The real-estate services firm has purchased a title search company and affiliate just months after buying the Mortgage Contracting Services division from MCS.

OBX 2026-AHC4 is expected to pay coupons ranging from 0.50% on the interest-only, exchangeable tranches to 6.30% on senior exchangeable notes.

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.

Besides the opportunities in build-to-rent housing for mortgage originators, credit profile of single-family rental loans should improve, Morningstar DBRS said.

The deal is backed by recently originated, 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with an average combined loan-to-value ratio of 75.1%, according to Morningstar DBRS.

All loans in the deal's portfolio were made to investors and underwritten based on property cash flow and rental income to determine borrower eligibility.

Data moving outside of physical documents in the secondary mortgage market is adding millions to costs per year, according to the Housing Policy Council.

Under NYSE rules, loanDepot has six months to bring its share price and average share price back above $1, for which it is considering a reverse stock split.