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In the mortgage business, Rate has the biggest upside in the Compass-Anywhere M&A as it has joint ventures with both Guaranteed Rate Affinity and Originpoint.

There were 35.2% more sellers than buyers in the market last month. June and July were the only routine months since at least 2013 with a greater percentage.

Gordon Bava is a senior partner in the Los Angeles office of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, special committee representation, private and underwritten securities offerings and general corporate representation of clients in a variety of industries. Manatt, Phelps & Phillips is a multidisciplinary, integrated national professional services firm.

The move follows banking regulators' departure from the Network of Central Banks and Supervisors for Greening the Financial System earlier this year.

A federal judge last month disagreed with the servicer's customers that a $25 expedited payoff-quote statement fee violated consumer debt laws.

Justin Pulgrano, CPA, is the senior vice president of strategic growth at Crunchafi, with a 15+-year career spanning Big Four audit, transaction advisory and technology leadership. Pulgrano helps CPA firms harness technology to simplify complex workflows and free up more time for insight and client impact.

Prior to this week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting, many onlookers thought a Trump-aligned and oppositional voting bloc could emerge, complicating the central bank's message. But the quarterly economic projections show that not to be the case.

Matt Scully is a reporter based in New York. He covers large banks and reports on complex financial topics, often related to the post-crisis recovery of consumer and mortgage credit. He tweets news often @scullymb.

Many participants promoted AI-backed products aimed at promoting engagement and retention of existing customers, with features from deepfakes to voice agents.

The broker advocate and the trade group she previously led have both included other industry players in the legal dispute over nearly $1 million in payments.

MSR investment persists and some values have stabilized since policymakers' rate cut confirmed anticipatory loan pricing, flattening some mortgage rates.

The average return on investment for flipped homes was 25.1% in the second quarter this year, the lowest point since the second quarter of 2008.

Sathiya Livingston is an insurance operations & digital transformation specialist with over 12 years of experience helping U.S. carriers optimize claims, underwriting, and policy servicing. He works with mid-market insurers to design process improvements that blend automation, analytics, and strategic partnerships for sustainable growth. Contact him at sathiya.l@flatworldsolutions.com.

VantageScore 4.0 is more predictive than Classic FICO, offering a measurable lift in identifying high-risk borrowers and avoiding losses, according to the chief data scientist at VantageScore.

Manuel Valdes, after he was terminated and sued by Cornerstone, brought a claim against his former employer, plus Marc and Adam Laird, alleging discrimination.

Pennymac increased its single-unit conforming loan limit from $806,500 to $819,000, following United Wholesale Mortgage.

Troy Stang is the president and CEO of GoWest Credit Union Association.

Dr. Andrada Pacheco is EVP and Chief Data Scientist at VantageScore