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Consumer confidence has fallen as borrowing costs increase.

With tight inventory and rising rates posing challenges to today's home buyers, mortgage lenders face a tricky environment for maintaining volumes. National Mortgage News chats with three of the top-ranked producers of 2022 to discuss strategies to stay competitive in the months ahead.

Alternative data verifications used in non-qualified mortgage underwriting have increasingly been used by government-sponsored enterprises in response to expansive Biden-era housing goals, volatile rates and evolving technology.

While housing costs were still up nationwide, Pacific states saw the most rapid pace of moderation on an annual basis, a Federal Housing Finance Agency study found.

The Seattle-based bank underestimated single-family loan declines in the larger market but was able to improve margins slightly with cost-cutting and by diversifying with a shift toward apartment lending.

The company formerly known as UniversalCIS Credit Plus, which offers credit report services and appraisal technology, adds a new vertical to offer its mortgage lender clients.

But knowledge of HELOCs and HECMs is higher among Gen Z and millennials than boomers.

The market has shown signs of cooling down as sellers slash prices and homes linger longer.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said “time is running out” for military student loan borrowers to obtain debt relief under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.

AmTrust Title agreed to pay a $1.25 million fine and cooperate with Attorney General Letitia James' investigation into the title insurance industry.