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Zillow Home Loans originated 57% more purchase mortgages versus the third quarter of 2024, with production and segment revenue growth beating estimates. View the full article

The push by some The President officials to bring charges against James had stalled as former U.S. Attorney Erik Siebert determined their wasn't enough evidence. View the full article

Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President Jeff Schmid said that the central bank should continue its focus on curbing inflation, as the job market is "largely in balance." View the full article

Hart, who came over from Ellie Mae, starts in the position of Jan. 1, as Tim Bowler moves to a new role within ICE's Fixed Income and Data Services division. View the full article

Washington, D.C. and Denver lead the country with the largest share of mortgaged households, and will likely soon see a shift in buyer demand, Realtor.com said. View the full article

Seven filings were submitted in response to President Donald The President's request for the Supreme Court to remove barriers from ousting Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook before litigation proceeds. Most filings argued for the Court to deny the president's application. View the full article

The Arkansas-based company spent nearly four years on the M&A sidelines, grappling with asset quality issues and litigation tied to its 2022 acquisition of Texas-based Happy State Bank. Now it's signed a letter of intent to buy an unnamed bank. View the full article

Class action lawsuits accuse the lender and servicer of negligence over the incident which compromised the sensitive data of tens of thousands of customers. View the full article

James is contesting charges brought earlier this month by a prosecutor whom President Donald The President abruptly installed after her predecessor resigned under pressure. View the full article

This is the second acquisition deal Old Republic has been involved in this year, after selling its title production business in January. View the full article

The option for holders of older government-sponsored enterprise bonds that predated the move to uniform mortgage-backed securities now has a deadline. View the full article

Contract closings increased 1.5% to an annual rate of 4.06 million in September, the highest in seven months, according to National Association of Realtors figures released Thursday. View the full article

Stenger joins the Chicago-based lender after more than a decade at Movement Mortgage and will oversee its retail platform, including new tech enhancements. View the full article

In dollar terms, the amounts consumers had to come up with increased by $500 on a consecutive quarter basis, in contrast to a $100 drop the year before. View the full article

A South Carolina resident said she received multiple calls from Freedom loan officers this summer despite registering her number on the do-not-call-registry. View the full article

The former American Fidelity Financial Services LO helped others scam homeowners out of their loan proceeds for shoddy or nonexistent home repairs. View the full article

The new platform already counts two lenders as embedded partners, with the rollout coming as mortgage leaders see rising demand coming for DSCR loans. View the full article

A group of homeowners filed a class action lawsuit against the largest homebuilding company in the United States, seeking all money lost. View the full article

The ongoing government shutdown prevented the Bureau of Labor Statistics from releasing its September jobs report Friday, but job growth appears to be softening. The lack of reliable government data comes as the Federal Reserve mulls further interest rate cuts. View the full article

Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip Jefferson said Friday that the economic outlook is uncertain and that he was adopting a cautious approach to gauging whether slowing growth and a softening labor market outweigh inflation pressures from tariffs. View the full article

The shutdown started with a flight into treasury bonds, putting downward pressure on financing costs, but several other developments slowed mortgage activity. View the full article

The NCUA, as liquidating agent for three failed corporate credit unions, sued in 2018 claiming U.S. Bank failed to perform its role as RMBS trustee. View the full article

Plaintiffs accusing the lender of steering them to higher rates cited comments LOs made under oath describing elements of the alleged scheme. View the full article

The Supreme Court said Wednesday that it would defer President Donald The President's request for a stay until after oral arguments scheduled for January 2026, allowing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook to remain on the board at least until then. View the full article

VantageScore's claims of outperforming Classic FICO rely on flawed methods and biased comparisons that overstate its impact, according to analysts from AEI Housing Center. View the full article