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eXp World Holdings, the parent company of eXp Realty, and Kind Lending ended their mortgage joint venture, Success Lending, it was reported Wednesday.

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.

Mega investors, the smallest segment of non-owner occupied single family homebuyers, were responsible for one-quarter of the unit drop in second quarter sales.

The company will begin direct-lending operations in its home state of California, before expanding across the U.S. over coming quarters, its executives said.

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

The 30-year FRM, as tracked by Freddie Mac, rose to a level last reached in July 2025, helped by the 10-year Treasury briefly topping the 4.8% ceiling.

Rocket has seen more brokers move from United Wholesale Mortgage to its wholesale channel in the last 90 days than the previous 12 months combined, Chief Revenue Officer Austin Niemiec said.

The federal government has largely stepped back from enforcing antidiscrimination laws in lending and housing. Under a recently passed bill, regulators in the nation's most populous state would seek to fill the void.

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.

As part of a broader expansion of its profit and loss production network, Rate is bringing former Fairway employees Vito Roppo and Nick Ferrante onboard.