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A national measure of prices rose 1.5% from a year earlier, according to data from S&P Cotality Case-Shiller. It was the smallest gain since mid-2023 and followed a 1.6% increase in July. 

The influential nonbank mortgage company is calling for a "do no harm" approach to housing and finds comfort in officials' stated guardrails to that end.

The GSE accused four companies of trademark infringement, alleging they misrepresented to consumers that their products received its endorsement.

Fannie Mae revised its economic and housing outlook for 2025 and 2026, projecting mortgage rates to hit 6.3% and 5.9%, respectively.

Bill Pulte's X post has the industry excited that loan level price adjustments could change, but the impact would not be as beneficial as some think, KBW said.

Malloy Evans and Danielle McCoy are moving on as both Williamson and Tom Klein, deputy general counsel, take on their respective responsibilities for now.

The industry analyst also described the significant refinance opportunity should rates decline slightly, and the threshold where home prices soften or firm up.

The Arkansas-based company spent nearly four years on the M&A sidelines, grappling with asset quality issues and litigation tied to its 2022 acquisition of Texas-based Happy State Bank. Now it's signed a letter of intent to buy an unnamed bank.

The company cited efforts to improve profitability behind its decision, with Popular joining a line of other banks in ending mortgage operations in 2025.

The mortgage unit of Hilltop Holdings lost $7.2 million pretax in the third quarter with lower volume, following making a small profit three months prior.