Czarinna Andres leads editorial coverage for NMP, focusing on the trends, policies, and business strategies shaping today’s mortgage and housing finance landscape. She brings a background in journalism and media, with experience overseeing both print and digital publications across regional markets in New York and Connecticut.
Prior to joining NMP, she served as editor-in-chief for community newspapers, where she managed newsroom operations and led coverage of local government, real estate, and economic development.
After four months of testing, Rocket will make VantageScore 4.0 its preferred model for eligible retail loans while keeping both scoring options available to brokers
New York Life Investment Management is acquiring a majority stake in Invictus Capital Partners, putting the $838 billion asset manager behind Verus Mortgage Capital's growing non-agency platform
New co-branded home equity product puts HELOC financing at the point of sale as lenders compete for homeowners’ equity
Benchmark Mortgage is shifting its resources to retail after closing Eleven’s wholesale and correspondent operation, while brokers face questions over loans already underway
The rights offering is intended to strengthen the wholesale lender’s balance sheet while management targets more than 50% market share and continued investment in broker technology
New-home sales rose 6.4% in August as builders cut prices, offered incentives, and sold more lower-priced homes. Now mortgage rates are moving against buyers again
MedPro Mortgage+ offers eligible healthcare professionals up to 100% financing without PMI as lenders expand specialty options beyond physicians
With investor loans accounting for more than a third of Non-QM production, the company is bringing leases, rent schedules, and entity documentation into its pre-underwriting platform
ChatUWM replaces the lender’s InTouch mobile app, letting brokers ask about expiring locks, loan updates, guidelines, and other pipeline information by voice
The Bookspan Baker Team is moving from Guild to NEXA as the brokerage builds recruiting momentum among experienced mortgage professionals