Mortgage Payments Rise 13% As Home Sales Slide: Zillow

Zillow reports the steepest annual drop in newly pending home listings since 2023, adding pressure to an already weakening purchase market

Nov 09, 2026
Cash-Out Borrowers Leave Servicers Behind as Home Equity Hits Q3 Record

ICE reports $17.5 trillion in homeowner equity, while cash-out refinances account for 75% of servicers' refinance-related loan losses

Nov 09, 2026
MaxClass Names Carrie Read Director of Compliance

Read brings more than 20 years of experience in lending operations, risk management, and regulatory compliance to the education provider

Nov 09, 2026
West Capital Hires Better's Scott Davis to Lead Consumer-Direct Expansion

Former Better sales executive brings roughly 50 LOs to West Cap's growing retail division

Nov 09, 2026
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How To Win Real Estate Investors, And Keep Them Coming Back

NMP Ignite speakers share strategies for building lasting investor relationships, overcoming financing challenges, and generating repeat business

Nov 06, 2026
Just 22% Of Homebuyers Are First-Timers As Cash Purchases Rise

NAR finds nearly one-third of repeat buyers pay cash, narrowing the pool of financed purchase transactions for lenders

Nov 06, 2026
Strong Jobs Report Threatens Mortgage Rate Rally

October hiring more than doubled expectations, pushing Treasury yields higher

Nov 06, 2026
West Capital LO Challenges Contractor Status, Required Fees

A former originator alleges unpaid overtime, recurring tech charges, and company restrictions that he says undermine his independent-contractor status

ResiCentral Expands Non-QM Lending With 90% LTV, 55% DTI Options

New Advantage program offers more flexibility for borrowers with past credit events, self-employed buyers using bank statements, and real estate investors

Nov 06, 2026
Redfin: Homebuyers Gain Leverage, But Pending Sales Keep Sliding

Pending sales fall 16.4% from a year ago despite lower home prices and mortgage payments, as sellers retreat from a weakening market

Nov 05, 2026

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Appraisal Fees Under Fire

Appraisers face stagnant pay and rising costs as AMCs defend their fees and new technology reshapes the industry

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The Hidden Cost Of Appraisal Uncertainty

As home equity lending grows, lenders need a better way to resolve conflicting property evidence before it creates costly setbacks

Gerald M. Green
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Top Employers For Women 2026: Where Women Lead

Meet the 10 companies creating opportunities for women to rise, lead, and shape the future of mortgage

Mortgage Women Magazine
Opening Communication

Margie Hennessey strives to make homeownership more accessible to the deaf community through direct communication via ASL

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Opening Communication

Margie Hennessey strives to make homeownership more accessible to the deaf community through direct communication via ASL

Sloan Brewster
MORTGAGE WOMEN
She Doesn’t Need A Co-Signer Anymore

Single women are now buying more homes than single men

Tai Pherribo Christensen
Powerful Women of Mortgage Banking 2024

Meet the women who have blazed the path and left their mark on the industry for years to come

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PACE Yourself

How green dreams for homeowners turn into lenders’ red flags

Bob Niemi
Mortgage Banker
Bank On Borrowers, Not Rate Predictions

Chasing rate forecasts wastes resources better spent on cold, hard business

Rob Chrisman
New AI-Run Mortgage Startup Builds Database Of 224,000 LOs

LenDb.ai is making LO records available to AI assistants, offering a potential new way for borrowers to find originators

Nov 05, 2026
Remember The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau?

Despite staffing cuts, legal challenges, and a lower public profile, the CFPB remains a consequential force in residential lending

Nov 05, 2026
Gateway Taps ICE For Servicing Overhaul After $2.4B MSR Sale

The lender is consolidating servicing operations on ICE's MSP platform after disclosing regulatory capital constraints that have limited its ability to retain MSRs

Nov 05, 2026
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Purchase Originations Fall As Overall Volume Rises

TransUnion finds purchase lending grew 7.1% in Q2, but loans associated with the two mortgage giants declined even as refinancing gained momentum

Nov 05, 2026
Down Payment Resource's Angel Romero Takes MISMO Tech Leadership Role

Romero brings lender and housing finance agency experience to industry discussions on technology standards and down payment assistance

Nov 05, 2026
Home Equity Lending Could Overtake Non-QM In 2027

Lenders report rising second-lien production as homeowners protect low first-mortgage rates

Nov 04, 2026
Home Contract Signings Hit Record October Low, Falling 17%

Realtor.com reports a sharp decline in purchase activity as higher rates erode borrowing power

Nov 04, 2026
UWM Swings To $213M Profit As Expenses Fall, Loan Volume Slips

The wholesale lender reverses a $452 million quarterly loss as Ishbia targets $2.1 billion in annual expenses for 2027, even with production and margins under pressure

Nov 04, 2026