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Companies are coming up with offerings to meet certain unmet needs in the market, while others are running promotions in order to get some sectors moving again.

California-based Linkhome Holdings' new platform allows buyers to use cryptocurrency for property purchases.

The new litUSD is being issued on Ethereum and backed one-to-one with the dollar using cash and cash equivalents being held by LitFinancial in reserve.

The opening trades were at $11 higher than what Figure priced the initial public offering, and in early action, the stock has ranged from $32 to $37 per share.

The company valued its 31.5 million share common stock sale at $25 per share, higher than the last announced expected range of between $20 and $22.

Falling interest rates led to a rush in refinancing, but slowing purchase activity brought a decline in overall lock volumes, according to Optimal Blue.

Besides upsizing the IPO, Figure's announced its technology is supporting Longbridge Financial's senior-specific home equity line of credit rollout.

Premiums for property insurance have risen over 69% since 2019, far outpacing other components of the monthly mortgage payment, ICE Mortgage Technology found.

As Washington weighs a national housing emergency, U.S. homeownership has slipped year-over-year, according to Redfin.

Figure Technology files for a $508M IPO, while co-founder Mike Cagney secures long-term control and a retention award tied to the company's growth.

The U.S. Mortgage Insurers put out a blog promising its members would be ready to accept submissions for coverage which were scored using VantageScore.

The Federal Housing Administration is moving to the same standard for the new Uniform Residential Appraisal Report that the conforming market is adopting.

The increase in purchase volume was not enough to offset the drop in refinance application submissions as conventional rates increased week-over-week.

The new affiliate, NAF Insurance Services, is teaming up with The Baldwin Group to offer a range of coverage from more than 50 carriers nationwide.

The judge sided with Massachusetts officials in a review of their lawsuit against Hometap, who pushed back on descriptions of its products as "illegal" loans.

Fintech loan provider Knock said the transaction will allow it to accelerate funding for its bridge financing originations, which surged 126% year over year.

Lagging tech adoption, issues with credit, and originators' rush to close refinances earlier this year contributed to deterioration, a study found.

The American Land Title Association has created two policy endorsements and updated its best practices to combat seller-impersonation fraud.

The department will seek to make its oft-criticized platform more user-friendly through a contract with Phoenixteam, aligning it to industry-peer standards.

Say goodbye to Fannie Mae form 1004 and various addendum as lenders and appraisers have to get ready to work with the Uniform Residential Appraisal Report.