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How low do rates need to go to reinvigorate the housing market? Buyer and seller responses vary in the latest Inman-Dig Insights consumer survey, suggesting its contours are still being shaped
Since launching in 2021 as the 'Stripe of real estate,' Setpoint has expanded into additional asset-backed lending lines including auto, consumer and small business
Investors see a September rate cut as a given, but the latest inflation data suggests recession fears are overblown and that the Fed will start out with a modest, 25-basis point reduction
Kiavi has packaged up more than $5.1B in 'residential transition loans' for sale to investors. The latest deal — the first to be evaluated by a credit rating agency — was bumped up to $400M
Franchise sales have slowed, and some existing franchisees have canceled their agreements, but Motto Franchising President Ward Morrison expects growth to resume when lending picks up
Cloud banking software provider continues to grow consumer banking revenue, while reversing the decline in its main line of business of providing services to mortgage lenders
Austin, Texas-based fintech's flagship product, 'The Trade-In Mortgage,' helps homebuyers make non-contingent offers and removes their current house from debt-to-income calculation
Digital mortgage lender boosted Q2 loan production by 45% and says it's on track to originate more than $1B in mortgages in Q3 for the first time in 2 years, but losses continue to mount
The big drop in mortgage rates did more to spur refinancing than homebuying, according to a weekly survey of lenders by the Mortgage Bankers Association, and now rates are rising again
Fannie Mae survey shows would-be homebuyers grew even more frustrated with elevated home prices and mortgage rates in July, but 7 in 10 didn't think rates would come down anytime soon
Pending $25M settlement of January cyberattack adds to $66M Q2 net loss, but executives say they're in a better position to grow after selling $29B in mortgage servicing rights
In Q2 earnings, the nation's largest mortgage lender posted a healthy $76M profit, paid down debt and said it's in prime position to capitalize and grow as mortgage rates drop to 2024 lows
Concerns about fraud mean lenders who want to sell multifamily loans to the mortgage giants may be required to do more due diligence on borrowers and their properties
Jobs reports trigger recession fears, sending rates on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages plunging to new 2024 lows as investors rotate out of stocks and into bonds and MBSs that fund home loans
With Q2 2024 net income up 28% to $178M, CEO Varun Krishna says Rocket is making 'significant investments in data leadership and infrastructure' and partnering 'with the best in the industry'