Rates Above 7% Shrink Buyer Budgets In Loosening Housing Market

Realtor.com finds 66 of 99 metros favor buyers or are moving that way, while rising financing costs have cut borrowing capacity 7.2% since late August for a fixed monthly payment

Oct 19, 2026
Title Resources Group Names Robert Greenbaum EVP To Lead Customer Experience

The former AAFMAA Mortgage Services marketing chief joins weeks after TRG appointed its first chief technology officer

Oct 19, 2026
First Horizon Restructures Origination, Stands By Warehouse Lending

A $4.5 billion portfolio sale accompanies a shift toward core banking clients, while management reaffirms its role financing independent lenders

Oct 19, 2026
VantageScore Expands Credit Planning Push With New Simulator

The tool projects how borrower actions could affect VantageScore 4.0 scores across three bureaus, extending competition with FICO into borrower preparation

Oct 19, 2026
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Bay Capital Adds LiteSpeed To Its Pitch For Producing LOs

The mortgage banker’s new point-of-sale deployment fits a broader recruiting message built around operational support, technology, and more time to develop business

Oct 19, 2026
Pending Home Sales Down 12.7% From A Year Ago, With Declines In All 50 Major Metros

Sellers are cutting asking prices, but near-record monthly payments continue to squeeze buyers and limit purchase demand

Oct 16, 2026
Zippy Adds Capital For Manufactured-Home Lending Push

The $20 million investment from Saluda Grade will support expansion beyond 27 states and new loan products across wholesale, retail, and community channels

Oct 16, 2026
TransUnion, Bankrate Expand Borrower-Matching Partnership

The integration connects credit-monitoring users with personalized financial offers, including mortgages and home equity

Oct 16, 2026
Dark Matter Promotes Three Executives Amid Technology Expansion

New CTO, CFO, and general counsel appointments follow a CEO transition and coincide with an integration designed to streamline loan-sale processing

Oct 16, 2026
Cash Dominates Home Improvements, Equity Loans Fund Bigger Jobs

LendingTree finds savings pay for three-quarters of projects, while home equity loans finance larger jobs

Oct 15, 2026

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Title Resources Group Names Robert Greenbaum EVP To Lead Customer Experience

The former AAFMAA Mortgage Services marketing chief joins weeks after TRG appointed its first chief technology officer

Oct 19, 2026
First Horizon Restructures Origination, Stands By Warehouse Lending

A $4.5 billion portfolio sale accompanies a shift toward core banking clients, while management reaffirms its role financing independent lenders

Oct 19, 2026
Rates Above 7% Shrink Buyer Budgets In Loosening Housing Market

Realtor.com finds 66 of 99 metros favor buyers or are moving that way, while rising financing costs have cut borrowing capacity 7.2% since late August for a fixed monthly payment

Oct 19, 2026
VantageScore Expands Credit Planning Push With New Simulator

The tool projects how borrower actions could affect VantageScore 4.0 scores across three bureaus, extending competition with FICO into borrower preparation

Oct 19, 2026
Bay Capital Adds LiteSpeed To Its Pitch For Producing LOs

The mortgage banker’s new point-of-sale deployment fits a broader recruiting message built around operational support, technology, and more time to develop business

Oct 19, 2026
Pending Home Sales Down 12.7% From A Year Ago, With Declines In All 50 Major Metros

Sellers are cutting asking prices, but near-record monthly payments continue to squeeze buyers and limit purchase demand

Oct 16, 2026
Zippy Adds Capital For Manufactured-Home Lending Push

The $20 million investment from Saluda Grade will support expansion beyond 27 states and new loan products across wholesale, retail, and community channels

Oct 16, 2026
TransUnion, Bankrate Expand Borrower-Matching Partnership

The integration connects credit-monitoring users with personalized financial offers, including mortgages and home equity

Oct 16, 2026