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Annual home-price appreciation ended last year at 0.7%, the smallest calendar-year increase since 2011, when prices dropped 2.9%, according to ICE. View the full article

The 30-year fixed rate mortgage continues to slip away from the 7% mark, Freddie Mac said, but experts still expect them to stay higher for longer. View the full article

Its Arc Home lending business made money in December and January as the company leans more into home equity originations, which helped financial performance. 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

The age of homes, moving preferences and weather risks are all playing a role in the direction of growth prospects for the remodel and renovation industry. View the full article

Mortgage bonds are on track to deliver their strongest returns in two decades, with the Bloomberg US Mortgage Backed Securities Index having gained 8.35% in 2025 through Friday. View the full article

AI tools like ChatGPT are reshaping mortgage marketing, forcing lenders to rethink SEO, brand authority and how they show up as consumers turn to generative search for answers. View the full article

Perceived risk among lenders may result from a struggle to fully understand what the technology can and won't do as advocates tout its efficiency and speed. View the full article

Propy, a real estate technology company, tapped the private credit market for the first time, securing $100 million to support the startup's acquisition strategy. View the full article

Along with the company's rebranding to Lendware, a new CEO also takes the helm following allegations of financial mismanagement among some former leaders. View the full article

The reverse stock split, consolidating eight shares into one, is designed to bring the Luxembourg-based company back into listing compliance on Nasdaq. View the full article

The subsidiary of Amerant Bank trimmed 58 of its mortgage-related employees, leaving just 20 workers to focus exclusively on Florida-based customers. View the full article

A Georgia resident filed the suit after receiving two unsolicited calls from the lender in October even though her number appeared on the Do Not Call registry. View the full article

Ringcentral claims the direct-to-consumer lender breached a 2021 contract for telephone services to help facilitate up to 1.3 million calls a day. View the full article

The company reported net income of $5.6 million in 2025, up 61.9% from the year prior, while mortgage banking revenue decreased by $120,000, or 39.5%. View the full article

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has announced job openings for attorney-advisors to represent the agency in defensive and appellate litigation. View the full article

With today's low inventory, an MIP reduction would again be absorbed into home prices, offering no real relief to buyers, write the co-directors of the AEI Housing Center. View the full article

Mortgage lenders still need to monetize mortgage servicing rights quickly amid the sluggish housing market, representing more opportunities for the firm. View the full article

A previous report on Waterstone Mortgage's Q3 earnings contained inaccurate information. We are correcting the record. View the full article

A federal appeals court agreed to have the full bench rehear arguments by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's union about whether the The President administration planned to gut the agency through mass firings. View the full article

Firing 90% of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's staff and stripping it down to "the statutory studs" is lawful, an attorney for the CFPB told an appeals court. View the full article

Home equity is becoming a data-driven asset that demands sharper valuation and analytics as lending options expand, according to Clear Capital's EVP of Strategy and Growth. View the full article

The legislation is aimed at loosening regulation of new-home construction in the Grand Canyon State, where median prices have shot up by 59% since 2020. View the full article