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The former Fed governor's upcoming confirmation hearing will test whether he can satisfy both a president demanding lower rates and a Congress demanding independence. View the full article

Developers including D.R. Horton Inc., Lennar Corp. and KB Home all missed expectations last quarter and estimates suggest both sales and earnings have fallen further as conflict in the Middle East unsettled buyers and raised costs. View the full article

Builder mortgage units saw Q1 profit slides (NVR down 17%) despite an 11% rise in new home loan applications. Overall homebuilder net income dropped, and sales incentives remain high. View the full article

The enterprises also still plan to add FICO 10T but the release of the historical data stakeholders in their market can use to assess it has taken longer. View the full article

U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro said in a social media post Friday morning that the Justice Department is closing its investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, clearing a path for Kevin Warsh to be confirmed as Powell's replacement. View the full article

Check out the initial reveal of the 28th edition of National Mortgage News' Top Producer survey, in a year where falling rates helped industry-wide volume. View the full article

The NEXA CEO accused his rival of lashing out at his company despite its own alleged wrongdoing in poaching loan officers and diverting loans. View the full article

M&A, complementary to widespread artificial intelligence implementation, is also high on the list of upcoming priorities for new Dark Matter CEO Vikas Rao. View the full article

The office, which follows the state's criminalization of the white-collar fraud, will flag suspicious property filings and improve data-sharing across agencies. View the full article

Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., said on Sunday that he no longer opposes Kevin Warsh's nomination to serve as chair of the Federal Reserve following the Justice Department's announced closure of its inquiry into current Fed Chair Jerome Powell. View the full article

Newrez expects significant expense reductions from AI partnerships with HomeVision and Valon, as executives rule out mergers and a Rithm spinoff amid strong Q1 earnings. View the full article

Check out the next set of names in the 28th edition of National Mortgage News' Top Producers survey, including on how they approach purchase business. View the full article

The government-sponsored enterprise recorded $98.7 billion in single-family loan acquisitions to begin the year, including over $43 billion in refinances. View the full article

Higher utilization and aggregate excess payments point to pressure, according to TransUnion. Debt-to-income averages remain below traditional mortgage caps. View the full article

A federal judge harshly criticized the settlement of a civil suit between the Department of Justice and a Texas land developer. View the full article

Home affordability declined on a monthly basis across loan types and racial demographics, but improved from a year ago, the Mortgage Bankers Association said. View the full article

National Mortgage News spoke with Shant Banosian of Rate, Mark Cohen of Cohen Financial and Amanda Sessa of SWBC on how they stand out in their markets. View the full article

UWM Holdings is now bidding 70 cents more per share than CrossCountry for Two Harbors, with an all-cash option as an alternative to its all-stock proposal. View the full article

Mordor Intelligence expects the manufactured homes market size to expand from $28.5 billion in 2025 to $30.5 billion this year, its latest report found. View the full article

Credibly will bring its SMB loans and revenue-based financing products to Figure's Democratized Prime platform, Figure said in a press release. View the full article

The company turned a GAAP profit of $170.4 million for the quarter, with its volume and margins relatively flat compared with the fourth quarter of 2025. View the full article

A rule change requiring trial modifications before other loss-mitigation options is creating workflow and liquidity challenges, especially for smaller servicers without deep resources. View the full article

Freddie Mac was more aggressive than its counterpart for much of the past year but March activity establishes that there's a different trend at play in 2026. View the full article