Freddie Mac's HomeSteps real estate owned unit has renewed its agreement with Vendor Resource Management, Irving, Texas. VRM is an REO disposition provider that also provides loss mitigation services to the government-sponsored enterprise. It has been an outsourcer for Freddie Mac since 2006. VRM also is a subsidiary of PCV Murcor, a national real estate valuation company based in Pomona, Calif.
Mortgage fintechs are attracting investor attention and dollars with agentic AI processes in new origination-focused platforms and assistants.
The portfolio for sale contains hundreds of millions of dollars worth of reperforming loans that the government-sponsored enterprise co-marketed with Citigroup.
The S&P Cotality Case-Shiller home price index rose 0.8% year over year in April, while U.S. Federal Housing's index climbed 2%. Both indexes declined monthly.
While the nationwide purchase average declined nearly 3% in 2025, these costs rose in 23 of 50 states and the District of Columbia, a study from LodeStar said.
Priority Financial Network CEO Marc Shenkman allegedly told a former employee to "keep his resume out there" because he planned to get Lendwise shut down.
Lisa Cook can keep her seat on the Federal Reserve Board thanks to the Supreme Court's procedural concerns. Deeper questions about the central bank might not come for years — if at all.
