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Mutual of Omaha partners with Homebot 

Homebot’s portal will integrate directly with Total Expert for funded loans, delivering monthly home wealth reports to the lender.

Pennymac announces executive leadership appointees 

Marshall Sebring, Shiva Iyer, and Kevin Ryan take on key roles to enhance strategy, risk management and business execution.

Jim Juergens steps into retail leadership role at NEO Home Loans 

Jim Juergens brings nearly 20 years of lending experience to the role, with $43 million in production and 91 closed loans last year alone.

Achieve closes $226 million HELOC securitization 

The deal, which closed on Aug. 14, was co-sponsored by Achieve and Sutton Funding LLC, an affiliate of Barclays Capital Inc.

ICE delays Encompass SDK transition until end of 2026 

ICE Mortgage Technology’s SDK platform, along with other older systems, was previously slated to sunset on Oct. 31, 2025.

The Florida Association of Mortgage Professionals pushes for condo guideline changes 

The Florida Association of Mortgage Professionals (FAMP) is addressing housing affordability challenges head-on.

Report: HUD to adopt English-only policy 

The department will begin removing non-English flyers and materials from its website and physical offices, according to the report.

Tech Pulse: AI Summit delves deep on housing industry impacts 

Read on for a rundown of speakers who shared expert insight at this past week’s HousingWire AI Summit in Dallas.

LeadingRE adds Rejig.ai to preferred vendor program 

Rejig.ai provides automated digital marketing tools for real estate agents, teams and brokerages, such as AI-generated avatar videos.

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