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The National Association of Home Builders Remodeling Market Index for the second quarter posted a reading of 61, a one-point decline from the first quarter.

Wide regional variances appeared in housing-start activity in 2025, when the traditional leading builder markets all saw numbers decline by as much as 15%.

The bill, which passed with wide bipartisan support, will become law at midnight if President Donald Trump doesn't veto it.

Total application volume fell by over 13.000 units on a month-to-month basis, with declines in purchase and refinance activity, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods said.

As AI adoption accelerates, lenders face growing pressure to demonstrate tangible business value while managing compliance and reputational risk. This session focuses on how organizations are evaluating the ROI of AI investments, from cycle-time reduction and cost per loan to error rates, staffing efficiency, and borrower satisfaction. Panelists will share how they benchmark success, align AI initiatives with strategic goals, and assess vendor claims versus real-world outcomes. Attendees will walk away with a clearer framework for measuring performance, managing risk, and justifying continued AI investment.

AI-driven decisioning tools are transforming credit assessment, income and asset analysis, collateral review, and risk identification. Speakers will dive into how machine learning models are augmenting—not replacing—human judgment, enabling faster decisions while reducing defects and repurchase risk. The discussion will address data integrity, explainability, and regulatory expectations, as well as how lenders are validating model outputs and building trust internally and with investors.

Many lenders have experimented with AI, but fewer have successfully scaled it across core operations. This session examines how organizations are moving beyond proofs of concept to embed AI into underwriting, processing, quality control, and servicing workflows. Panelists will discuss change management, model governance, data readiness, and integration with LOS and core systems. Attendees will learn what it takes to operationalize AI responsibly, where implementations commonly stall, and how leading lenders are aligning people, process, and technology to drive sustained impact.

With budgets under pressure and market conditions remaining volatile, accurately measuring the return on technology investments has become a strategic priority for mortgage lenders. This session explores how organizations are evaluating business impact using KPIs such as cost per loan, pull-through rate, cycle time reduction, and staff efficiency. Panelists will discuss the tools and data sources used to track ROI over time, how to align measurement frameworks with broader business goals, and where evaluations often fall short. Attendees will learn how to separate vendor promises from real-world performance and apply a more disciplined, data-driven approach to technology decisions.

The transition to UAD 3.6 represents a significant operational shift for lenders, AMCs, and appraisers—and a meaningful opportunity beyond compliance. This session examines the challenges organizations face during adoption, including training, system integration, and workflow redesign. Panelists will discuss where implementations commonly stall, how teams are resolving onboarding issues, and what it takes to operationalize UAD 3.6 effectively. Attendees will learn how the standardized data model enables richer analytics for property insights, risk assessment, quality control, and portfolio intelligence, and how leading organizations are using it to drive both operational and strategic growth.

As competition for purchase volume intensifies, lender success increasingly depends on stronger collaboration with realtors, builders, and other referral partners. This session examines how lenders are modernizing data sharing, communication, and lead delivery to improve partner engagement. Panelists will discuss technologies that streamline co-marketing, automate status updates, improve lead attribution, and enable more seamless borrower handoffs. Attendees will learn which tools reduce friction in the referral pipeline, how to evaluate partner-facing platforms, and how greater transparency and collaboration can improve conversion rates while deepening long-term partnerships.

The Request for Information follows Pres. Trump's March 13 executive order, "Promoting Access to Mortgage Credit," the Bureau said.

Community lenders, mortgage bankers and homeowners associations want more time to gear up for certain changes but officials see reasons to stay on track.

Retail lender Rate separately launched yet another non-mortgage brand, with outdoor saunas and other furnishings following a high-end performance wear line.

Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Lorie Logan said at an event Thursday that conducting monetary policy actions through a third party would improve efficiency and make markets stronger.

A week after falling to its lowest point since mid-May, the 30-year fixed rate mortgage turned higher as the 10-year Treasury rose 15 basis points since June.

The fintech's Figure Connect private credit loan exchange has grown to account for 56% of total consumer marketplace activity in early 2026.

President Dhivya Suryadevara is leaving the company shortly after assuming the job, the latest move as the company attempts to recover from an earnings slump.

Counter to prevailing narratives about rules and enforcement activity whipsawing from one administration to the next, public citations by federal banking regulators have steadily declined over the past decade — under both Democratic and Republican administrations.