Trump Targets Mortgage Insurance, Refi Costs In Sweeping Housing Order

The executive order calls for automatic mortgage insurance cancellation, expanded title insurance alternatives, and cheaper refinances, potentially changing how lenders and servicers handle borrower costs

Mortgage Rates Edge Down To 7.32%, Offering Limited Pipeline Relief

The modest decline trims borrower payments, while year-end forecasts above 7% leave LOs focused on deals already close to working

Oct 23, 2026
LO Compensation: What The Split Doesn’t Tell You

NMP’s Ignite summit explored the rules, expenses, and platform differences that shape what originators actually earn

Oct 23, 2026
Jet Mortgage Adds Three, Reunites Former Carrington Colleagues

Amy Marsh, Jason Fregoso, and Rhonda Ramsey join the lender as it expands its sales team and builds out non-delegated correspondent operations

Oct 23, 2026
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More Homebuyer Assistance Programs Skip Income Caps, Accept Repeat Buyers

DPR’s Q3 report identifies 311 programs without income limits and 1,080 without first-time buyer requirements, though funded availability grew more slowly than the overall count

Oct 23, 2026
Home Affordability Gap Persists Even With 20% Down

ATTOM puts the income needed to afford a median-priced home at $90,191 — roughly $10,700 above average wages, despite lower prices

Oct 23, 2026
Six MLSs Sue Compass In Listing Fight With Stakes For Purchase Lenders

The dispute over publicly marketed homes comes amid a Compass–Rocket alliance linking home search, buyer inquiries, and financing offers

Oct 22, 2026
More Buyers Expect Higher Rates. Fewer Would Wait.

Veterans United’s survey finds less willingness to hold out for lower rates, but little change in purchase timelines

Oct 22, 2026
ServiceLink Announces Leadership Changes Across Origination And Default

Miriam Moore will become executive advisor, Dave Steinmetz will lead default services, beginning Jan. 1

Oct 22, 2026
Mortgage Rate Lock-In: More High-Rate Loans, Few Signs Of A Thaw

With 30-year rates above 7% and nearly half of outstanding loans below 4%, originators face a stubborn obstacle to rebuilding repeat-buyer pipelines

Oct 22, 2026

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Who’s Bankrolling Non-QM?

Follow the money to find out who is funding the loans and who owns the risk if the market turns

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2026 Favorite Mortgage Employers

These mortgage companies earned top marks the only way that matters: from their own employees

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The Credit Cost Surge Isn’t The Problem — It’s The Symptom

Why mortgage lending is paying more for less certainty, and what comes next

Gerald M. Green
Opening Communication

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

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She Doesn’t Need A Co-Signer Anymore

Single women are now buying more homes than single men

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Opening Communication

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

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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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Bank On Borrowers, Not Rate Predictions

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

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What The 2026 Election Means For Mortgage Professionals

CHLA’s Scott Olson examines how the next Congress could reshape housing tax breaks, lending costs, and access to homeownership — and where bipartisan deals remain possible

Oct 22, 2026
Investor Homebuying Slows, Small Buyers Claim Biggest Share In 15 Years

Smaller investors accounted for 66.2% of investor purchases in the first half of 2026 and relied on cash much less often than mega-investors

Oct 22, 2026
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

Oct 21, 2026
UWM Waives FHA And VA Credit-Score Pricing Hits Through Year-End

The offer covers scores of 580 and higher and cuts the adjustment on VA cash-outs above 90% LTV

Oct 21, 2026
For The Love Of Mortgage

Nearly four decades in lending have reinforced a veteran’s conviction: lasting success comes from solving borrower problems, adapting, and earning trust

Oct 21, 2026
The Non-QM Opportunity Beyond The Rate Conversation

For business owners and investors, purchase price, negotiating power, and cash flow can create reasons to buy before rates fall

Oct 21, 2026
Servicer Takes New York Payment-Fee Fight To Federal Court

Onity Group says the state hasn’t clearly defined how fees for optional expedited payments must relate to the cost of providing the service

January’s Condo Reserve Increase Puts Project Budgets In Focus

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s higher allocation requirement gives LOs reason to review association finances now, while California’s new funding duties begin in 2032