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A majority of people said they are willing to consider purchase of modern prefabricated housing, but local zoning laws currently hold back growth and development outside of rural areas.

The industry veteran, who most recently ran Finance of America, is advising mortgage shops on how to survive a mortgage contraction.

Also, Fannie Mae on climate risk and a non-QM product lenders are loving right now.

We surveyed 87 professionals at mortgage companies to find out what's on their tech agenda for this year, including investment plans and thoughts on transformational tools. Here's what we found out.

Cullen/Frost, Columbia, Synovus, Valley National and Associated all have relatively large exposures to the office sector, which has been hurt by the popularity of remote work. Their executives point to factors that offer protection, including the geographic composition of their portfolios and the types of buildings that serve as collateral.

Also, Fannie Mae finds new board member, U.S. Mortgage Insurers ups legal, government relations teams, PRMG names general counsel and Down Payment Resource expands.

The top five lenders have a combined residential portfolio volume of more than $900 billion at the end of Q1 2023.

The government-sponsored enterprise's chief executive managing the issue is looking at how things like roof pitch can mitigate the impact of natural disasters on homes.

If a lender can address language barriers, the loans can be simple to originate and are likely to deliver higher yields as well as ultra-low delinquency rates, experts said.

Republican-led bills seeking to reverse adjustments to mortgage fees and a bipartisan bill aiming to reinstate tax deductions on mortgage insurance stand to change operations for lenders if they pass.