Cash offer pioneer pivots to a national rollout of its 'Buy Before You Sell' bridge financing program
EMJ Capital's founder posted thesis on X that Better Home & Finance is 'the Shopify of mortgages' with the potential for AI to boost capacity and fuel explosive growth over the next 2 years.
UWM and Pennymac are pricing jumbo loans of up to $819K as if they were conforming, ahead of an official announcement by Fannie and Freddie's federal regulator in November
The old paradigm of iBuying is over, Revaluate's Chris Drayer writes. Whatever happens next may put real estate agents back at the center of the transaction
Andrew Left's controversial research firm has a thesis: Trump will win the 'war on housing,' and loanDepot's mortgage servicing business is hugely undervalued
Rocket hopes the $9.4B deal will help it capture 20% of all mortgage refinancing and wrest back its title as the nation's biggest mortgage lender from rival United Wholesale Mortgage
Mortgage giants should continue to operate as separate companies and be regulated like utilities with a cap on excessive fees and prohibitions on backing risky loans, industry group maintains
Rocket Mortgage and UWM are counting on AI to help them scale their businesses as mortgage rates fall. Executives at small- and mid-size lenders say they don't want to be left behind
After amplifying Rocket's Super Bowl ad with a social campaign that generated 247 million views, Viral Nation is now tasked with helping the mortgage giant showcase real client stories
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HUD Secretary Scott Turner shares how new policies simplify processes, reduce financing costs and strengthen the housing market for a more effective FHA-insured lending process
Loopholes in new law mean credit bureaus will still be able to sell applicants' information to their current lender, servicer or bank — a boon for lenders who also service their own loans
CEO Varun Krishna says lender has already seen a surge in leads and higher conversion rates from the Redfin deal, thanks to 'cross pollination' of leads, agent referrals and mortgage applications
Both companies have invested heavily in AI. But while Rocket consistently earns high marks for loan servicing, Mr. Cooper's J.D. Power rankings have been subpar for more than a decade
114 posts in July alone raise 'significant questions about your judgment and commitment to operating FHFA in a responsible, competent, and lawful manner,' Senator scolds regulator
As new scoring models by Fair Isaac and VantageScore vie for acceptance by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, claims and counterclaims fly. For now, mortgage giants are stuck with FICO Classic