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VantageScore Expands RiskRatio As Credit Pressure Builds

RiskRatio upgrade gives lenders earlier visibility into borrower performance as delinquencies rise and credit cost pressures intensify

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UWM Rolls Out 50-Bps Purchase Incentive As Pricing Battle With Rocket Heats Up

Short-term incentive gives brokers a narrow window to compete on purchase pricing

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Frost Bank Scales Mortgage Growth In Texas

Zero down program and servicing retention strategy expand as Texas purchase competition intensifies

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Better Mortgage Boosts Warehouse Capacity To $850M One Week After Prior Expansion

Latest $100M increase follows recent jump to $750M as lender accelerates funding growth

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FICO Called Out For Hefty Price Hikes, Pushes Back On Tri-Merge Cost Blame

Lenders face rising tri-merge costs, but FICO says bureau markups — not its base pricing — are driving the increase

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PartnerOne Completes Acquisition Of Mortgage Cadence From Accenture

Acquisition brings Mortgage Cadence's loan origination system and servicing platforms under new ownership

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Freddie Mac Integrations Deliver Loan-Level Pricing Visibility For Lenders

New tools aim to improve execution precision, speed commitments, and support margin control in volatile rate environment

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Community West Completes United Security Merger, Forms $5B California Community Bank

All-stock deal expands Central California footprint and lending capacity across commercial and small business markets

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LOs: The Engines That Drive The Retail Model

Lenders are rethinking how they train, incentivize, and retain LOs — shifting beyond traditional basis point compensation toward servicing income, cross-selling, and long-term borrower relationships

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Better Mortgage Expands Warehouse Capacity To $750M, Signaling Push For Loan Volume

The fintech lender doubles a key warehouse line, signaling confidence in volume growth and intensifying competition for borrower pipelines

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