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Mortgage Servicers Get New Option For Building Custom AI

BlackWolf will assess mortgage operations before Authority Partners develops and deploys tailored AI and automation tools

Tech
EPM Brings Back David Abrahamson As Chief Risk Officer

The mortgage industry veteran previously spent a decade helping guide the wholesale lender’s growth

People On The Move
Second-Home Lending Grows Faster Than Primary-Home Market

Vacation-home mortgages rose 4.1% in 2025, led overwhelmingly by affluent borrowers

Analysis and Data
Mortgage Credit Score Battle Picks Up Speed With FICO, VantageScore Gains

FICO 10T enrollment tops 70 lenders while VantageScore 4.0’s presence in TransUnion mortgage credit pulls jumps from less than 5% to roughly 30%

Analysis and Data
Home Price Growth Accelerates As Inventory Gains Slow

Annual appreciation reached its highest rate since August, but prices varied sharply by market and buyer segment

Analysis and Data
Milliman Acquires Blue Water MSR Valuation, Hedging Business

Deal adds Blue Water’s analytics platform, customers, and quantitative professionals to Milliman’s mortgage advisory practice

C-Suite Strategies
UWM Previews Bid To Dismiss Rocket’s $100M Servicing Lawsuit

UWM argues Refi75 was permissible mass advertising

Courts
Homebuyer Assistance Programs Reach Record High As Grants Expand

Down Payment Resource identified 2,746 programs nationwide, although only 77% were active and funded at the beginning of July

Analysis and Data
Jul 27, 2026
Master The Markets
Home Equity Loans Capture Record Share As Homeowners Stay Put

Equity products accounted for more than one-quarter of 2025 mortgage transactions in four states as rate-locked borrowers avoided refinancing or moving

Home Equity