Practice and client management

The Securities and Exchange Commission said Rule 14a-8 exceeds its statutory authority and intrudes on matters of state law. Shareholder advocacy groups, however, argue that repealing the rule could reduce transparency.

While the early adopters of these market expansions set their new limits at $845,000, Pennymac is going up to $850,000 and UMW to $847,440 for one-unit homes.

Almost all of the problems with marketing services agreements stem from hiring the wrong attorney, said Marx Sterbcow, a mortgage compliance expert.

Homebuyers who are preapproved have the best opportunity to take advantage of fall discounts, giving lenders an opportunity to roll out marketing around this.

Bank of America upped its forecast for non-qualified mortgage issuance, with investors, particularly insurers, buying these and other non-agency securities.

Abacus Federal Savings Bank in Chinatown scrambled to reopen in the days following the World Trade Center attacks. The exercise resulted in the bank's first disaster-recovery plan.

Rocket jumps first to raise 2027 conforming loan limits to $845,000, with Rate and CrossCountry matching; UWM's move still pending marking an early signal of IMB competitive positioning.

Weak refi demand is pushing lenders to lean on servicing income, as tighter execution spreads and higher MSR values shift the industry's sell/retain calculus

The deal announced Monday would diversify EverBank's higher-cost funding model, and it would accelerate WaFd's transition away from its roots as a traditional thrift.

Bob Marseilles joined Evergreen Moneysource to get the wholesale unit going following starting the TPO unit for First Tech Federal Credit Union.

As part of a broader expansion of its profit and loss production network, Rate is bringing former Fairway employees Vito Roppo and Nick Ferrante onboard.

The company last week introduced a temporary shareholder rights plan to curb any attempt by Garg to use supervoting shares and reinstall himself as CEO.

The deal with regulators for Redfin to restart its internet listing service is just one more way to help consumers on their home journey, Rocket said.

Fast tracking closing and funding is the critical differentiator among lenders, the 2026 Mortgage-Home Equity Scorecard report from Keynova found.

The Senate passed a federal disaster tax relief bill, the Doug LaMalfa Federal Disaster Tax Relief Certainty Act, by unanimous consent after a hold was lifted.

Chase edged out Rocket for the top spot in the annual mortgage servicer customer satisfaction survey, with depositories in seven of the top 10 spots.

Jay Farner takes a majority ownership stake in Detroit's professional soccer franchise through the investment group he launched after leaving Rocket in 2023.

The move is designed to align the two Utah-based businesses under a single unique name and comes two years after the bank acquired the home lender in 2024.

Mike Kortas is looking to keep loan officers in the loop through the entire mortgage loan customer lifecycle and beyond, with the launch of evoLend.

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