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Tidalwave announces new hires to lead mortgage technology sales
John Stephenson has joined Tidalwave as its head of national sales, while Frank Pastirchak is the company’s new account executive. Stephenson is a former relationship manager and sales executive at ICE Mortgage Technology, and Pastirchak previously worked with nCino and Reggora.
Two Idaho brokerages, agents named in RICO suit
The suit alleges that the brokerages conspired with developers to sell defective homes to the home buyer plaintiffs.
MISMO announces 2025 board of directors
MISMO, the real estate finance industry’s standards organization, on Thursday announced its board of directors for 2025.
Fannie Mae’s mortgage acquisition volume rose in 2024, but profits shrank slightly
Fannie Mae president and CEO Priscilla Almodovar said during Friday’s earnings call that at the end of 2024, the GSE grew its net worth to nearly $95 billion. Almodovar added that Fannie has built nearly $37 billion of regulatory capital over the past two years.
What is Trump’s true plan for the CFPB?
Nominating McKernan to lead the CFPB suggests that, despite the “delete” rhetoric, the consumer watchdog isn’t on its way to the kill shelter.
New-home sales pop, but supply is shrinking
New-home sales hit a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 739,000 in July, up 10.6% from June and 5.6% higher than in July 2023.
Utah Realtors boycotted Homie listings over 1.5% buyer broker commission: antitrust lawsuit
Homie says it received text messages from NAR-member brokers who said they wouldn’t show Homie listings because the buyer broker commission was only 1.5%.
How Kamala Harris’ $25K down payment assistance plan could work
As Kamala Harris prepares to accept the Democratic nomination for president, here is a closer look at her down payment assistance proposal.
