Industry News
Industry News
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Mortgage loan officer licensing saw its first rise since 2022 as Fannie Mae projects $2.4T in 2026 volume. Experts eye a market reset amid improving affordability.
February 6 -
The mortgage technology unit at Intercontinental Exchange posted a profit for the third straight quarter, even as lower minimums among renewals capped growth.
February 5 -
Home equity investment platforms continue to attract dollars from the venture capital community but also face a proposed de facto ban in one state.
February 4 -
Mortgage rate trends in late 2025 led the lender into the red in the fourth quarter, even as Newrez originations picked up from the prior quarter and year.
February 3 -
Bed Bath & Beyond purchased Tokens.com, a blockchain platform utilizing services from Figure, tZERO and ShyftLabs.
February 3 -
Mortgage subsidiary Newrez expects to begin moving borrowers onto the platform by 2027, with the deal marking its second major tech investment this year.
February 2 -
How the message from Sierra Pacific Mortgage could have been delivered in a better, more empathetic fashion rather than leaving affected workers embittered.
February 2 -
The judge said Nexa CEO Mike Kortas' testimony lacked credibility, ruling that $350,000 transferred to Platinum One was an investment, not loan.
January 30 -
Former Rocket CEO takes new board position, Tidalwave welcomes MBA and ICE alums, NFM promotes at the top and Evergreen, Dark Matter add to their C-suites.
January 30 -
After the announcement last fall, Embrace added local staff and increased marketing nad outreach in New Jersey to assist potential Oceanfirst borrowers.
January 23 -
A retail channel veteran, Promisco has spoken frequently about the potential of AI to bring efficiency and lower costs in the loan origination process.
January 21 -
Executives surveyed by American Banker said companies vying to wrestle market share from banks are a major threat to operations in the coming year.
January 21 -
The real estate data firm said the merger will support efforts to scale and plans to ramp up development of enterprise technology products.
January 20 -
Foreclosure filings were reported on more than 360,000 properties in the United States last year, up 14% from 2025 and 3% from 2023, according to Attom.
January 15 -
The latest Lower acquisition comes after several previous mergers with lenders as well as two last year that incorporated technology and real estate platforms.
January 14 -
Kelman chose to step down from the company, which he had spent 20 years running, a week before its second phase of integration with Rocket.
January 13 -
Cryptocurrency development in the mortgage industry has accelerated in no small part from easing regulation and a push from FHFA Director Bill Pulte.
January 13 -
Nearly half of all credit card users carry a balance, according to Academy Bank. Higher non-mortgage debt levels can affect home loan underwriting.
January 12 -
Home prices are now something Americans can wager on. Polymarket partnered with Parcl to offer prediction markets tied to housing price indices.
January 9 -
The deal which brings hundreds of thousands of agents under one roof also combines retail lender Guaranteed Rate's separate joint ventures with each brokerage.
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