Czarinna Andres

Employers added just 29,000 jobs in September, sending Treasury yields lower and offering a potential counterweight to the recent rise in mortgage rates

The wholesale lender is adopting a new identity three years after acquiring Homepoint’s wholesale business and rising to No. 4 in industry rankings

Founder says he secured more than 51% of voting power to remove five directors, pending confirmation by a third-party inspector

Fannie and Freddie are giving some lenders more time to adopt UAD 3.6, meaning mortgage brokers may need to navigate different appraisal requirements across wholesale partners

The wholesale lender removes an adjustment for new locks while Fannie and Freddie align pricing between VantageScore 4.0 and Classic FICO

HomeHub expansion routes financing interest from protected wholesale borrowers back to their originating loan officers

More than 1,100 mortgage lenders have enabled the alternative score, but TransUnion tells NMP that “adoption” includes uses beyond loan originations

The startup emerged from stealth with $5.1 million after acquiring Hightide Mortgage, and growing from eight to roughly 40 LOs, betting AI can change the economics of the brokerage model

CHLA sees new Fannie and Freddie score disclosures as a first step toward more competition, while lenders are already finding different borrower outcomes under today's models

Only 40% of smaller lenders surveyed reported ongoing AI monitoring, compared with 80% of larger lenders, as a new state examiner guide details the records regulators may request