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Proposed housing legislation aimed at curbing institutional homebuying could also block investment platforms that let everyday Americans own shares in rental homes, according to the CEO of Arrived. View the full article

The company dropped the broker channel just months after Frank Martell became CEO; now that Anthony Hsieh is running things again, Loandepot brought it back. View the full article

A near-record share of homeowners unable to sell their properties are renting them out instead, with "accidental landlords" accounting for 2.3% of listed rental stock in October, per Zillow data. View the full article

The number of homes with default notices, scheduled auctions or bank repossessions last month was down from January but up 20% from a year ago. View the full article

Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman outlined upcoming changes to the bank regulatory capital framework in a speech Thursday, focusing on streamlining bank capital requirements through Basel III and Global Systemically Important Bank surcharge rules. View the full article

A coalition of Democratic attorneys general, led by California and Illinois, have sued the Department of Housing and Urban Development over a guidance that they argue will scale back enforcement to strict federal standards and threaten state funding to enforce fair housing laws. View the full article

Along with the AI tools, ICE Mortgage Technology also added 16 exception-based automation servicing agents with directly integration to its servicing platform. View the full article

AI's rapid growth also means that even the best crafted plans might need to be adjusted in a few years if not months, Anthropic and Google leaders said at ICE Experience 2026. View the full article

The ex-employee was accused of violating conflict of interest rules and submitting falsified documents for $1.7 million worth of loans in her six-month tenure. View the full article

The Mortgage Bankers Association's index of home-purchase applications rose 5.1% in the week ended Jan. 16, data from the group showed Wednesday. View the full article

The $13 billion auction was awarded at 4.846%, about a basis point lower than its yield in trading just before 1 p.m. View the full article

The moderate leverage reflects the quality of RMBS pools from recent issuance years. Borrowers have a non-zero WA annual income of $1 million, with liquid reserves of $594,348. View the full article

How the message from Sierra Pacific Mortgage could have been delivered in a better, more empathetic fashion rather than leaving affected workers embittered. View the full article

President Donald The President's support of legislation that would cap credit card interest rates at 10% has flagged in recent weeks, but experts say that the debate has highlighted significant gaps in regulators' understanding of the credit card market and how its risks are priced. View the full article

The lawsuit, which doesn't target UWM, accuses the REIT's CEO and board of directors of suspicious stock sales around the December announcement. View the full article

The Public Interest Law Center filed an amicus curiae brief arguing against a joint motion to end a redlining agreement early against Lakeland Bank. View the full article

Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman said in a speech Monday morning that the central bank will introduce two capital proposals that she said are aimed at boosting banks' role in the mortgage market. View the full article

Originators of the clean energy loans will have to follow stricter lending laws, a move that program administrators say will hike costs and reduce funding. View the full article

New residential construction in the US rose to a five-month high in December, as homebuilders boosted production to take advantage of lower borrowing costs. View the full article

An index of contract signings fell 0.8% last month to the lowest level in data from 2001, following a revised 7.4% decline in December, according to National Association of Realtors figures released Thursday. View the full article

The increase in borrower activity came as housing starts ended 2025 on a high note, while mortgage rates were a percentage point lower year-over-year. 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