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Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., the Committee on Financial Services' ranking member and other members of her party plan to confront HUD Secretary Scott Turner. View the full article

The increase in refinance originations in the fourth quarter trickled down to the title insurers, which reported year-over-year gains in new orders. View the full article

"Red flags are emerging for the US economy," said Elias Haddad, senior market strategist at Brown Brothers Harriman. "Another month or two of poor US economic data would deliver a blow to the US exceptionalism narrative." View the full article

The Long Island-based company, which is in the middle of a makeover, saw its stock price rise sharply after reporting a net loss that was less than what analysts expected. View the full article

Nationally, starts are higher even when seasonal differences are accounted for and in some areas distress is far above the U.S. average, Attom found. View the full article

North American banks face heightened anti-money laundering scrutiny and a few related variables will determine whether or not this leads to more mortgage sales. View the full article

Overall home loan application activity fell 6.6% last week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association, with volume resembling the frigid start to the year. View the full article

Wall Street's pandemic gem is facing a broad selloff Wednesday as fears of constrained homebuilders' margins, bloated inventories and elevated mortgage rates rattle investor sentiment. View the full article

Vista Equity Partners put funds into the regulatory technology firm, which Asurity Technologies has partnered with since 2015. View the full article

Popular industry expert finds home at Ingenius, ICE, Black Knight and Freddie Mac alums move to new companies and Visio Lending appoints board member as CEO. View the full article

Acting Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Russell Vought ordered bureau employees to "stand down" and perform no work, effective immediately. View the full article

Rithm Acquisition Corp. is selling 20 million units of combined stock and warrants for $10 each, with trading expected to begin on Feb. 27 on the NYSE. View the full article

While the March 3 submission deadline holds firm, compliance experts suggested guidance inquiries for Home Mortgage Disclosure Act filers could be lacking. View the full article

Completed foreclosure auctions should be 8% lower this year, but if home value and unemployment expectations change, all bets are off, Auction.com said. View the full article

Mr. Cooper is set to launch a pilot program by midyear, integrating previously released components into a unified platform. View the full article

The move extends the technology company beyond origination functions by pairing it with a former Mortgage Builder platform its parent company also owns. View the full article

But the company took a credit loss provision in the fourth quarter, deciding to add to its reserves because of new mortgage acquisitions to its portfolio. View the full article

Compliance concerns prevent some lenders from moving toward development of an AI plan or policy, but hesitancy may turn out to be a poor business strategy. View the full article

Through 1stResponder+, Rate is offering a complimentary one-year accidental death insurance policy that covers the mortgage balance up to $650,000. View the full article

Looking to recreate the buzz from its 2016 ad, Rocket leads spectators at the Superdome into a live version of 'Take Me Home Country Roads' during the big game. View the full article

The Massachusetts attorney general noted some consumers were caught by surprise when they realized the full cost of their agreements after signing. View the full article

These home lenders with 500 or more employees are considered among their staffs the best mortgage company to work for in 2025. View the full article

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. board of directors approved a proposal to roll back its 2024 merger policy, reinstating previous guidelines while charting a new policy toward bank combinations. View the full article

The government guarantor saw close to 25% of probationary employees cut. View the full article

West Virginia has the lowest monthly mortgage payment of $1,838. View the full article