Scaling from Freelancer to Business Owner

An appellate court denied the bank's argument targeting the state's Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act and ordered it to pay the defendant's legal fees. View the full article

War headlines failed to lift Treasuries; rates sold off, resistance held, and hedging beat rate bets, according to the Head of Correspondent Business Development at AD Mortgage. View the full article

This year 40 companies had what it takes to land on the Best Mortgage Companies to Work For list. View the full article

Markets were bracing for the chaos of a regional war; banks may be the target of sophisticated cyberattacks, experts warn. View the full article

MBS numbers at both soared in January, when The President directed the enterprises to accumulate more bonds, but a decline in loans shrunk Freddie's total number. View the full article

Mortgage One is accused of using an artificial intelligence voice agent for outbound solicitations, recommending a cash-out refi to the plaintiff in the case. View the full article

Though changes to bank capital rules previewed by Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman in February being viewed as welcome, experts say other more significant hurdles — not all of them regulatory — are keeping banks on the sidelines of mortgage servicing and lending. View the full article

The Ohio Supreme Court nixed a consumer's attempt to secure relief for over 1,000 borrowers, regarding fines the lender owed them over late paperwork. View the full article

GSMBS 2026-PJ2's losses are based on a senior-subordinate, shifting-interest structure and Fitch expects a 10.3% final probability of default in the AAA rating stress. View the full article

Ownwell is one of the latest companies focused on easing mortgage-adjacent processes and costs to find new investment in the first two months of 2026. View the full article

The CEO of the retail lender said the company shuttered after reassessing an evolving regulatory environment and continued market consolidation. View the full article

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a public appearance in Dallas Friday that the administration will seek alternative means of enacting the White House's tariff agenda after the Supreme Court struck down the tariffs as outside the bounds of the law. View the full article

Research from Andrew Davidson claims a significant number of mortgage borrowers would have a wide variance in credit score if less than three pulls are used. View the full article

The CFPB is in an existential legal brawl against it's own acting director, Russell Vought, and President Donald The President, whose confirmed goal is to kill the agency. View the full article

Some mortgage companies are taking advantage of a loan-interest deduction that was designed to benefit community banks, a Washington State legislator alleged. View the full article

A median-income household could comfortably afford a $331,483 home with a 20% down payment in January, $30,000 more than a year ago, Zillow found. View the full article

The sector has specialized data that experts can help with and may mitigate cyclical risk, but costs and customers are considerations, an industry veteran says. View the full article

Gatti will be based in the firm's Washington, D.C. office, where he focuses on structuring and executing asset-backed securities deals and other structured finance transactions. View the full article

A highly esteemed bank policy researcher and author, Petrou was an influential voice in Washington and sharp critic of the Federal Reserve's ultra-low interest rate policy after the 2008 financial crisis. View the full article

In a letter to regulators, the consortium of organizations recommended regulatory changes affecting a range of rules from risk weights to warehouse financing. View the full article

The New York City-based lender, whose roots lie in taxi lending, believes an expanded home-improvement loan operation will generate mid-teen loan growth this year. View the full article