Scaling from Freelancer to Business Owner

Even with 4,000 public sector cuts, total employment numbers were surprisingly high, which raises questions about whether financing costs will keep falling. View the full article

As the risk of a recession rises, commercial real estate loans remain a major concern for banks and industry participants. One observer asked: "Is '25 the year where sellers start to capitulate, call a loser a loser, and move on?" View the full article

Lumber retains protections for now, but construction stocks still fell, and while the initial market reaction lowered rates, there could later be a reversal. View the full article

The systematic miscalculations diverted thousands of dollars from people who fell behind on loans, said documents filed in federal court in Brooklyn. View the full article

While prices are still rising, an increase in reductions from listing suggests sellers are adjusting to the new reality for home buying this season. 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

Homebuyers would be able to take advantage of streamlined finance options, folding energy infrastructure costs with their mortgages, the companies said. View the full article

The bank said it will appeal the judge's ruling, which it suggested would have a chilling effect on lenders participating in such government programs. View the full article

United Wholesale Mortgage led its industry peers in total origination volume, though Rocket Mortgage and Crosscountry weren't that far behind. View the full article

Private lenders are looking for ways to expand their reach as their traditional market has become crowded, and nonconforming mortgage lending is an answer. View the full article

Mortgage rates remain in the 6.6% range, with the tariff news so far having little impact, but could change given the 35 basis point drop in the 10-year yield. View the full article

The underlying prime mortgages have an average balance of $358,024, a weighted average (WA) original FICO score of 776, an original cumulative loan-to-value (LTV) ratio of 73.6%. 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

Compliance concerns prevent some lenders from moving toward development of an AI plan or policy, but hesitancy may turn out to be a poor business strategy. View the full article

The first year of Otting's tenure as the New York lender's CEO brought substantial change, but the job isn't done. His goal: to build a powerhouse, profitable regional bank. View the full article

Some members of the Senate, where the GOP majority is thinner, also are asking the Federal Housing Finance Agency to reveal more about planned mortgage reforms. View the full article

The housing regulator has been mum on details about its reshuffling, but Secretary Scott Turner has emphasized mission-critical functions would persist. 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

Publicly traded lenders, including UWM, Rocket Mortgage and Guild Mortgage, saw personnel expenses increase significantly throughout last year. 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

In all, 42% of sales in the borough were financed, a larger share than in many recent quarters in the cash-heavy Manhattan market. View the full article

Purchase applications reached their highest level since January despite the average 30-year fixed rate falling by just 1 basis point last week. View the full article