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FirstFunding Founder Jim Dunkerley To Retire After 23 Years

Dunkerley founded the warehouse lender in 2003 and guided the company through its 2018 acquisition by First American

People On The Move
Redwood’s Aspire Targets 10% Non-QM Share With $8B Capital Partnership

The aggregator has advanced from planning its first securitization and courting capital partners to pursuing one of the largest shares of the growing Non-QM market

Non-QM
BSI Wins Ginnie Mae Approval To Issue, Subservice eNotes

The mortgage servicer can initially issue up to 1,000 eNotes and manage digital collateral for other Ginnie Mae issuers

Tech
Fannie Mae Purchase Volume Jumps 33% In Second Quarter

The GSE financed 201,000 home purchases, while appraisal alternatives pushed estimated borrower closing-cost savings to $3 billion

Analysis and Data
Are Sellers Listening? What LOs Should Tell Buyers Before Home Tours

More than half of recent sellers kept recording devices active, and nearly half of those who reviewed the footage said it influenced negotiations

Sales and Marketing
New AI Platform Targets Homebuyers Before They Apply For A Mortgage

House.ai creates personalized credit, savings, and affordability plans before referring consumers to mortgage professionals

Tech
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
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