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9.9.26 Conforming Loan Limits; Curinos' Ken Flaherty and Rich Martin on Market Trends; Specified Payups
Rocket is again getting ahead of FHFA by raising conforming loan limits early, potentially to around $853,400, giving lenders a competitive opportuni…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
9.8.26 Vantage Adoption; PCV Murcor's David Schiffmayer on UAD 3.6; CPI and PPI
FICO shares fell 17 percent after FHFA Director Bill Pulte immediately expanded mortgage-lender access to rival VantageScore, intensifying competitio…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
9.4.26 Aging Borrower Population; RETR’s Steven Wynands on Datasets; Payrolls Friday
The world is aging at an unprecedented pace, with the U.S. share of adults 65+ projected to rise from 18.9 percent in 2025 to 23.4 percent by 2060, s…
2 months ago
9.3.26 Industry Tidbits; NRMLA's Steve Irwin on Reverse Mortgages; Bonds Quieting Down
Rocket Mortgage is aggressively targeting UWM brokers with its “Moving Squad” program and $10,000 referral bonuses amid RESPA compliance questions, w…
2 months ago
9.2.26 Nuances of Affordability; Lender Toolkit's Brett Brumley on Technology; Rates Not Friendly
A global government-bond sell-off, fueled by heavy borrowing, widening deficits, persistent inflation, and surging corporate debt issuance tied to AI…
2 months ago
9.1.26 Fun With Numbers; Zillow's Meg McGrath Vaccaro on Origination at Search; MSR Historicals
As Q3 2026 progresses amid weak homebuying demand, stubborn rates, and roughly $11K origination costs, lenders are focused on improving pull-through …
2 months ago
8.31.26 Fair Housing Update; Two Dots’ Henson Orser on Underwriting; Warsh's Birdsong
More than 100 community-based fair housing organizations facing potential funding cuts received a reprieve after a federal judge in Massachusetts blo…
2 months ago
8.28.26 Originators and Technology; Figure's Alysse Guitar on Marketing; Jackson Hole Symposium
Mortgage innovation should focus not on digitizing outdated workflows, but on rethinking the loan lifecycle around trusted data, intelligent decision…
2 months, 1 week ago
8.27.26 Industry Calendar; MIAC's Dan Libby on MSR Analysis; Caution Abounds
The mortgage industry has a packed schedule of conferences and events from September 2026 through June 2027, covering lending, compliance, AI, techno…
2 months, 1 week ago
8.26.26 Borrower Relationships; Experian’s Michele Bodda on Modern Scoring; Rate Pressures
The mortgage industry is increasingly recognizing that the homeowner relationship should extend well beyond origination, using servicing, home equity…
2 months, 1 week ago