Underwriters Don’t Slow Down Loans. They Eliminate Uncertainty.

ndustry’s biggest bottleneck is not underwriting itself — it is the uncertainty that reaches underwriting too late in the process. When validation happens upstream, speed follows naturally.

Regulation and Compliance
West Capital Lending Sues loanDepot Over LO Comp Plan

The lawsuit claims loanDepot used an illegal compensation plan that steered borrowers toward higher-priced loans

Courts
Mar 09, 2026
Mortgage Lending Climbs To Three-Year High As Refinance Market Reawakens

ICE Mortgage Monitor finds falling rates fuel originations, stronger servicer retention, and rising home equity withdrawals

Analysis and Data
Mar 09, 2026
loanDepot Returns To Wholesale Lending

The channel is built on its proprietary mortgage technology platform

Operations
Mar 09, 2026
ARMs Capture Market Share As Fixed Rates Ease

Adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs) accounted for nearly 21% of mortgage originations in 2025 — the highest level in three years

Analysis and Data
Mar 09, 2026
Mar 09, 2026
Master The Markets
Todd Johnson Joins Movement Mortgage’s Midwest Operations

Veteran loan originator Todd Johnson brings nearly two decades of experience and top‑1% production to strengthen Movement Mortgage’s Midwest team

People On The Move
Mar 06, 2026
Better.com Launches Conversational Mortgage Credit Engine In ChatGPT

Better.com integrates its Tinman AI Platform into ChatGPT, enabling lenders to underwrite mortgages and home equity loans in minutes while reducing costs and improving efficiency

Tech
Mar 06, 2026