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Loandepot, Cenlar, Union Home add new mortgage leaders

AIME's CEO takes an additional AI leadership role, ALTA elects new president and Revolution, Tidalwave, Visio welcome chief operating officers.

By Spencer Lee

Technology Reporter

Fraud

Freddie Mac adds mortgage quality control automation tool

California

Industry, advocates react to California's proposed insurer solvency rules

Homebuilders

New-home sales pace hits 2025 high despite dip in apps

JPMorgan Chase

Chase launches new anti-scam program

Charts of the week

Homebuyer activity climbs despite minor rate uptick

For the second consecutive week, the 30-year fixed rate mortgage increased as investors were still sorting through the lack of information due to the shutdown.

December Fed rate cut still on the table for most economists

The government shutdown added an additional dose of pessimism about the U.S. economy to panelists' outlooks, Wolters Kluwer said in its latest survey.

Originations

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- Mortgage rates
- Economy
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- Distressed

Fitch flags cooling housing market through 2027

While Fitch and Kroll have differing views on mortgage rates next year, both are looking for mortgage delinquencies to rise in their rated portfolios.

By Brad Finkelstein

Originations Editor

Earnings

Figure posts huge HELOC volume in strong earnings debut

Fraud

Mortgage fraud risk rises on growth of investor properties

Homeowners insurance

Hidden home costs hit $16K, outpacing incomes

Politics and policy

50-year mortgage plan piles on interest, analysis finds

Servicing

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- Foreclosures

Foreclosures climb for eighth straight month

Total foreclosures rose 3% from September and 19% from the same time a year ago in October, marking the eighth straight month of increases.

By Colin McNamara

Reporter

M&A

Rice Park acquires Rosegate Mortgage in recapture push

MSR

How experts view the current state of MSR market

The VA

Senate-approved budget bill adds VA partial claims extension

FHFA

Fannie, Freddie eyeing assumable or portable loans: Pulte

Originations

Refi opportunities hit 3-year high as rates ease

More headlines

- Mortgage fraud

Fed's Lisa Cook contests 'baseless' mortgage fraud case to Bondi

Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook's legal team argued in a new letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi that the claims "fail on even the most cursory look at the facts."

By Zoe Tillman
- Ex-Fed Gov. Kugler resigned after violating trading rules

The Department of Government Ethics on Saturday released financial disclosures for former Federal Reserve Gov. Adriana Kugler, showing she had executed several individual stock trades in 2024, including during Fed blackout periods, an apparent violation of Fed ethics rules. The Federal Reserve Inspector General has launched an investigation.

By Amara Omeokwe
- GSE reform

How Basel, GSE changes may upend MSR dynamics

Policy reviews of GSEs and Basel rules could reshape the MSR market, opening opportunities for banks and altering Fannie, Freddie MBS dynamics.

By Bonnie Sinnock

Capital Markets Editor
- Servicing

Mortgage delinquency levels rise on softer FHA performance

Delinquencies are at their second highest level in three years, led by deterioration in the performance of FHA loans, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.

By Brad Finkelstein

Originations Editor
- Law and legal issues

Servicers OK data breach settlement after long legal battle

Bayview Asset Management and three affiliates reached an agreement in a data breach lawsuit for an incident that impacted 5.8 million customers.

By Colin McNamara

Reporter

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Opinion

- Loan Think Mortgage firms split on MSR hedging strategies

Third-quarter mortgage earnings revealed swings in profitability, but the real story, according to the Chairman of Whalen Global Advisors, is that hedging MSRs is unnecessary for well-managed lenders.
- Loan Think Reviving GSE MBS purchases would repeat the Fed's mistake

Mortgage groups want GSEs to buy MBS to lower rates, but the Chairman of Whalen Global Advisors writes that the plan is risky, unnecessary, and poorly timed.
- Loan Think NCRA responds to Loan Think column on credit scores

Several claims in a recent Loan Think column misrepresented how credit scores and resellers work in mortgage lending, according to the president of the National Consumer Reporting Association.

Exclusive Research

The mortgage lender's conundrum behind tech decisions

Maintenance of key mortgage tools requires a nuanced strategy as the full cost will stretch across the tech stack, but inaction could be worse, experts say.

How LOS preferences differ across lender types

Depositories, credit unions and nonbank lenders have different needs from their loan origination software, and smaller lenders are more agile customers.

Editorial Research

The mortgage lender's conundrum behind tech decisions

Fintech

Mortgage lenders top banks, credit unions in tech adoption

Mortgage technology

The mortgage industry's approach to tech

Leaders

- ON-DEMAND VIDEO

Web Seminar James Egelhof analyzes the Federal Reserve meeting

Will the Federal Reserve cut rates in October? BNP Paribas Chief U.S. Economist James Egelhof discusses the meeting and Chair Jerome Powell's press conference.
- ON-DEMAND VIDEO

Video Developing a tech-backed strategy for mortgage compliance

The mortgage regulatory environment is constantly in flux. Join Firstline Compliance's Josh Weinberg as he discusses how technology can address lender concerns.
- ON-DEMAND VIDEO

Video Thriving and adapting in the wholesale channel

How did Pennymac grow into a leading TPO player? Wholesale chief Kim Nichols describes the lender's rapid rise, and weighs in on the impact of trigger leads, LO

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