Czarinna Andres

Its $850,000 limit is available through consumer-direct, TPO, and correspondent lending ahead of FHFA’s 2027 announcement

Wholesale lenders can standardize income, employment, and asset verification while keeping the broker’s name in front of the borrower

All new purchase and refinance loans qualify for discounts of up to 0.25 percentage points through Oct. 4

More than half have researched debt consolidation, while 42% are considering tapping home equity to pay down card balances

The agent follows up with stalled applicants before returning them to an originator

Plan could ease reviews of lower-risk mortgage technology while preserving lender responsibility for vendor failures

Markets overwhelmingly expect a quarter-point hike, but the Fed’s projections and the bond market’s response may matter more to originators

The retail lender matched Rocket’s $845,000 ceiling as this year’s rollout began weeks earlier than it did in 2025

Lenders will gain competing modern scoring options, but borrowers may not see both offered everywhere

Existing-home supply reached its highest level since 2019, but elevated payments and economic uncertainty pushed sales to a 14-month low