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The National Flood Insurance Program, estimated to cover over 4 million homeowners, is set to lapse next Friday along with the federal budget. View the full article

Bessent reiterated his interpretation of the decline being mainly a product of deleveraging, saying he had no evidence that sovereigns were behind the drop. View the full article

Regulators should approve the deal because post-merger, the servicing market remains fragmented and the mortgage origination business is even more dispersed. View the full article

The measure applies to mortgages closed in the months prior to the Southern California wildfires, which are now experiencing early-stage distress. 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

Judges ruled that Atlantic Trust and District Lending continuing to send loans to UWM after the controversial amendment equates to accepting the ultimatum. View the full article

Stakeholders predict the future of homebuying will offer two distinct paths: an all-in-one bundle from companies like Rocket Mortgage and the traditional, local homebuying experience. View the full article

A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction that preserves the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's existence, reinstates fired employees, contracts, data and operational capacity. View the full article

In a sign of how Treasuries' status as a global haven during times of turmoil may be fading, rates on longer-term debt soared last week as equities convulsed, turbocharging bets on a steeper yield curve. View the full article

Executives from three wholesale shops, including PRMG, The Loan Store and Newfi, dissected the regulatory landscape and how some developments might impact the broker channel. View the full article

The selloff in US equities accelerated Monday, with major averages tumbling to their worst day this year, as investors braced for a slowdown in the American economy. View the full article

A majority expressed optimism of getting listing price or more, but a new survey also found the lock-in effect still weighing on the minds of potential sellers. View the full article

The potential impact of agentic AI on the mortgage industry's future lies in its ability to give human employees "superpowers," technology leaders say. View the full article

Chief Operating Officer Joseph Gormley's appointment fills out a thin executive team at the government corporation, which plays a key role in funding mortgages. View the full article

The agency is offering buyouts and early retirement incentives for employees, with layoffs possible if targets aren't met, as part of the The President administration's overall downsizing of the federal government. View the full article

New York Attorney General Letitia James announced new state legislation to ban unfair and abusive business practices, giving state regulators broader authority to crack down on consumer abuses. View the full article

The Treasury Department told the OMB that all 11 programs in the CDFI Fund are statutorily mandated. The White House said "no final decisions have been made" about the programs. 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

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