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This year 40 companies had what it takes to land on the Best Mortgage Companies to Work For list.

Markets were bracing for the chaos of a regional war; banks may be the target of sophisticated cyberattacks, experts warn.

Mortgage One is accused of using an artificial intelligence voice agent for outbound solicitations, recommending a cash-out refi to the plaintiff in the case.

Dubbed Fairway Home Insurance Agency, the new business is the latest to emerge from agreements struck between mortgage lenders and The Baldwin Group brokerage.

The fourth quarter results integrated the operations of both Redfin and Mr. Cooper into Rocket Cos., with the deals likely contributing to the full year loss.

The bill, offered by Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., and Todd Young, R-Ind., would allow Federal Home Loan bank members to establish tax-exempt community infrastructure development bonds.

For the first time since early September 2022, the Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey has the 30-year below 6%, but the 15-year gained this week.

While originators are not the primary focus of the Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act going into effect on March 5, the way they do business is going to change.

The merger adds strengths of Direct Mortgage's conventional and government segments to the Lendermac platform, supporting the latter's growth ambitions.

For five of the six private mortgage insurers, the surge of originations during the fourth quarter led to more new business versus the prior three months.

Even after a servicing write-down, the GAAP net income of $164.4 million during the fourth quarter substantially topped comparative periods at UWM Holdings.

President Donald Trump talked about institutional single-family home ownership and housing affordability, as well as inflation, but left credit card rate caps, debanking and even crypto alone at the State of the Union address.

Home buyers working with the originator won't have to liquidate their digital assets to access purchase, refinance, second-home or investment loans.

Some mortgage companies are taking advantage of a loan-interest deduction that was designed to benefit community banks, a Washington State legislator alleged.

Gatti will be based in the firm's Washington, D.C. office, where he focuses on structuring and executing asset-backed securities deals and other structured finance transactions.

Research from Andrew Davidson claims a significant number of mortgage borrowers would have a wide variance in credit score if less than three pulls are used.

The increase in borrower activity came as housing starts ended 2025 on a high note, while mortgage rates were a percentage point lower year-over-year.

While the Freddie Mac survey recorded a weekly decline, the benchmark 10-year Treasury yield had moved back up by 6 basis points around midday on Thursday.

Loans will continue to be originated and closed in the name of Firstrust Bank but the MortgageCountry will oversee lending end-to-end and provide its leadership.

Falling rates spurred a refi surge that pushed defect rates to 1.79% in Q3, driven by income and compliance documentation gaps as lenders ran lean, per Aces Quality Management.