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Competing against similarly sized lenders in the channel was like battling in the octagon, said founder Jamie Thornton.

Productivity, retention, referrals, and efficiency are key business objectives for the year ahead according to lenders surveyed by Total Expert.

But refinances came in 50% below levels from a year ago, with rate-and-term activity falling by over 40% in the third quarter of last year, according to TransUnion.

While low interest rates and low existing-home supply are behind much of the growth, the single-family rental market is also fueling demand.

Rohit Chopra, the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, has cautioned banks, credit unions and fintechs about fair-lending violations that may stem from reliance on artificial intelligence. His comments threaten to discourage financial firms from using the technology to crunch nontraditional data about borrowers, experts say.

They're headed for their sharpest monthly nosedive since March 2020 as the stocks get pummeled by fears of rising rates.

The defendants and an attorney convinced homeowners to hand over their properties while the pair filed bogus claims to keep creditors’ foreclosures at bay.

Former principal economist at the Federal Housing Finance Agency Paul Manchester breaks down how the targets have been calculated and discusses the implications for the set determined for 2022 to 2024.

These suburbs offered easy access to both major metros and the outdoors, cozy neighborhoods and affordability, according to Realtor.com.

This issuance follows a similarly-sized transaction the bank made in October 2020 and includes several of the same participants.