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Whittemore and his team are working to help the company handle both growth and diverse loan types, including non-QM, RPLs and NPLs.

July's growth in products correspond with a noticeable rise in new applications for adjustable-rate mortgages as borrowers respond to recent rate movements.

New insurance written at the six private mortgage insurers increased by only 2% year-over-year, a sign of the sluggish home sales market at the low end.

A headline-grabbing 2022 lawsuit alleging racial bias by home appraisers has been quietly dismissed for lack of evidence. At the same time, the Trump administration is rolling back many of the policy changes involving home appraisals that the Biden administration put in place.

As mortgage rates dip, more homeowners are turning to cash-out refis for quick access to cash, ICE says.

Second quarter earnings at the nation's largest title underwriters, while mostly positive, were still affected by the rather weak purchase season this year.

The longtime mortgage professional oversaw numerous modernization efforts at the Veterans Affairs mortgage department, and the creation of a post-pandemic foreclosure prevention program.

A government-sponsored enterprise and companies that sell them are making modern houses more affordable in line with larger public and private market trends.

Blend Labs had 23 new or expanded relationships in the fiscal period, double that of the first quarter, including 18 related to consumer banking or home equity.

The shake-up comes as the company posted its third straight quarter of losses and seeks to develop new technologies and partnerships while putting behind its tumultuous recent past.