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Xactus launches first borrower mortgage intent index
The index, updated daily, offers lenders and economists early insights into mortgage demand built from millions of credit pull transactions.
Real releases embedded lending solution
Leaders said the new solution marks the first use of embedded lending technology in the residential brokerage industry.
Reverse mortgage production metrics took a tumble in August
Despite a sharp decline in August endorsements, wholesale sponsors like Longbridge and Finance of America helped to sustain volumes.
Mat Ishbia on CFPB cuts, Trump’s fraud allegations against Cook
Mat Ishbia, president and CEO of United Wholesale Mortgage, weighed in on recent moves by the Trump administration.
NEXA Mortgage names Geri Farr as chief growth officer
Farr most recently served as senior vice president of West retail sales at Kind Lending, and she previously held leadership roles at Bay Equity.
$12.7 trillion in US homes face severe climate risks
Data shows threats from flooding, hurricane winds and wildfires increasingly reshaping housing markets and insurance availability.
The 25-year housing surge and why the boom is just beginning
The United States isn’t teetering on the edge of collapse — it’s standing at the threshold of what we are calling a 25-year housing surge: a generational housing boom unlike anything we’ve seen before.
ALTA throws support behind Fidelity in FinCEN lawsuit
In a proposed amicus brief, ALTA echoes Fidelity’s arguments that the new reporting rules will be a harmful burden on title companies.
