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Rithm and UWM Holdings are the favorite names among publicly traded lenders, while BTIG adds coverage of Better Home & Finance at a buy rating.

The number identifying it as such is significant, but not universal, as servicers also face product-specific challenges and determine whether and how to use AI.

Originators slightly loosened credit for conventional and jumbo products in May but they've held steady after larger growth to begin the year.

Approximately 54% of homeowners looked to a second lien product to access their home's stored value in the first quarter due to the "lock-in effect."

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In addition expanding the types of loans eligible for the reverse product, the policy creates a flexible borrower counseling timeline to facilitate lending.

Deephaven expanded its HELOC product for wholesale lenders, Attom launched an AVM model and First American added an AI assistant to its title platform.

Homebuyers applying for Federal Housing Administration loans in community property states are facing hurdles that current market conditions have heightened.

VantageScore 4.0 has been incorporated into the existing processes at Rocket for both the retail and mortgage broker-facing origination businesses.

Lenders at the MBA conference say non-agency is more than just non-QM — and those still treating it as a niche product are falling behind as it becomes a core part of the business.

When a company adds a new mortgage from an investor or pilots a new concept, how well it goes depends on margins and liquidity as well as loan officers.

Achieve launches a correspondent channel for its fixed-rate HELOC, Deephaven ups its loan limit to $1M, and Planet expands into non-agency TPO products including non-QM and DSCR loans.

The Mortgage Bankers Association's Mortgage Credit Availability Index declined 0.4% to 107.9 in April after reaching a three-year high in March.

The blockchain-backed loan marketplace said it sees interest for purchase mortgages coming from existing partners after it reported a profitable start to 2026.

The company turned a GAAP profit of $170.4 million for the quarter, with its volume and margins relatively flat compared with the fourth quarter of 2025.

PennyMac Financial Services reported $82.3 million net income, inclusive of a $44 million net reduction related to servicing fair value and hedge losses.

Credibly will bring its SMB loans and revenue-based financing products to Figure's Democratized Prime platform, Figure said in a press release.

"In looking at eight currently available proprietary RM products, there is a distinct relationship between HECM growth rates and proprietary product availability," Reverse Market Insight said.

The latest study from LodeStar found the ratio of average closing cost to home sales price in several states, led by Delaware, well above the national average.

The addition of HELOCs at SoFi comes alongside the launch of a new advisory group, as the company heightens its focus on real estate lending.