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Bill Pulte, making the announcement as chairman of Fannie Mae, did not provide additional details following earlier rumors of larger layoffs. View the full article

A Colorado regulator earlier this year revoked the license of the appraiser responsible for the 2021 evaluation at the center of the government's suit. View the full article

Self-directed IRAs and non-recourse loans open doors to real estate investing without the restrictions of traditional financing. View the full article

Top US banking regulators plan to withdraw an overhauled rule meant to tackle redlining and boost lending to lower-income areas after industry groups sued to block the updated legislation last year. View the full article

Federal Reserve Board member Christopher Waller said he would not be deterred from classifying inflation as "transitory" despite the board's recent experience underestimating inflationary pressures. View the full article

Sean Grzebin discusses his plans to leverage JPMorgan Chase's massive consumer audience to pick up mortgage market share. View the full article

UWM, embroiled in an us-or-them feud when it comes to business partners working with Rocket, terminated its subservicing and sales deals with Mr. Cooper. View the full article

The closely watched case centers on bank allegations the government corporation promised certain reverse-mortgage assets in return for funding then reneged. View the full article

Three U.S. agencies lack a "comprehensive, government-wide strategy," according to a report that echoes complaints banks have made for years. View the full article

Even with 4,000 public sector cuts, total employment numbers were surprisingly high, which raises questions about whether financing costs will keep falling. View the full article

The FBI intervened in the incident, which a lawyer for the company's CEO said was a response to another man's actions. View the full article

The Department of Justice said in a court filing Friday that a February stop-work order from acting Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director Russell Vought did not entail stopping statutorily-mandated work by the bureau, defying earlier testimony. View the full article

The firm's chief financial officer replaces Kenneth DeGiorgio, who recently pleaded not guilty in a Puerto Rico federal court to a misdemeanor assault charge. View the full article

The typical homebuyer's monthly mortgage payment reached a record high, up 5.3% year-over-year, but consumers are putting more money down, adding to equity. View the full article

The trend is not the norm but there are growing opportunities to buy for less in some areas many people gravitate to, real-estate brokerage Redfin found. View the full article

The highly volatile interest rate environment will actually result in higher refinance mortgage volume than previous forecast for 2025 and 2026. View the full article

The Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization has created a new version of, as well as enhanced the current edition. of its reference model. View the full article

Don Layton, former Freddie Mac CEO, and self-proclaimed "GSEologist" predicts that a release of the two entities will occur within four to six years. View the full article

The company maintained its guidance for the year as the bottom line returned to the black in the first quarter, officials reported in an earnings call. View the full article

In a paper, former central bank researchers make the case that the Federal Reserve could better support the Treasury market from disruptions in the cash-futures basis trade by hedging its asset purchases. View the full article

The most tangible concern is in the commercial real-estate market. But the rating agency's crystal ball is cloudy when it comes to single-family home loans. View the full article

Price growth continued to trend toward the Federal Reserve's 2% target, but not enough to spur action from the central bank. View the full article

The statement posted on social media platform X could reflect policy, politics or both. Clarification was not immediately available at deadline. View the full article

The impact of tariff policy on the mortgage-backed securities market is likely to surface first in the cost of new housing construction. View the full article

Small business owners will be given the option to tap into anywhere from $50,000 to $500,000 in financing. View the full article