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July 2026

The Spread On Trust

This issue examines the gap between what borrowers are told and what actually moves their loan. A pending lawsuit against Veterans United Home Loans leads Associate Editor Katie Jensen to ask some of the industry's leading originators in VA lending whether patriotic-style branding and a VA-focused referral network can go too far. Rob Chrisman explains a different spread: how inflation erodes bond value and pushes mortgage rates higher. Both stories ask the same question: what's really driving the cost of a loan, and who's disclosing it?

Masters Of Military Branding
Cover Story
Masters Of Military Branding

How Veterans United’s rise and legal fight are testing the power and risk of military trust

Katie Jensen
Why Do Mortgage Rates Care About Inflation?
Chrisman: Why Do Mortgage Rates Care About Inflation?

When prices rise, bond values fall — here’s the mechanics behind why inflation drives mortgage rates higher

Rob Chrisman
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