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Full Lookback: Where Rates Have Gone So Far This Year
Mapping what's happened with rates in 2025 as they've influenced mortgage activity — and what's influencing them
The Ace Up Their Sleeves
Ali “Ace” Charafeddine went from slinging Bomb Pops to building one of the mortgage industry’s most influential sales training empires.
‘Something Big On Mortgage Fraud’: Fannie Mae Launches AI-Driven Crime Detection Unit
GSE to deploy AI fraud-detection tech amid more talk of listing Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac on major stock exchange
Foreclosures Rise Modestly Nationwide, But Florida Sees Sharp Uptick
ICE's April 2025 ‘First Look’ reveals year-over-year increases in serious delinquencies and VA foreclosure sales
NOAA Exits Billion-Dollar Climate Disaster Tracking
Can morgage lenders fill the data gap?
Oversight Oversight
At a one-day summit on the future of mortgage policy, long-time housing finance experts confronted a crisis of regulatory relevance amid mounting challenges
Clocked In, Checked Out
Loan officers are pushing back against the relentless 24/7 work culture — but is there room to set boundaries without losing business?
President Trump ‘Giving Very Serious Consideration’ To Re-Privatizing Fannie And Freddie
President indicates the time ‘would seem to be right,’ says he’ll make a decision ‘in the near future’