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The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage fell to its lowest point so far in 2025, driving refinance activity 83% higher than the same time a year ago. View the full article

Figure Technologies is adding a Bitcoin option to its home equity line of credit, while Milo has done $65 million of crypto mortgages since 2021. View the full article

The automation provider plans to unveil functionality at its upcoming user conference aimed at improving new loan boarding and investor reporting processes. View the full article

The banking sector has stabilized significantly since the spring of 2023, but elevated interest rates have created lingering issues on bank balance sheets. View the full article

Metrics the influential government-related mortgage investor is adding appear to be in line with a broader move to examine the impact of serial loss mitigation. View the full article

The credit score simulator only uses the Classic FICO scorecards available at each of the repositories, not the most up-to-date version, FICO 10T. View the full article

Excess cash flow will pay timely interest and protect against realized losses in the rated certificates before being paid out to the class X notes. View the full article

Tariffs, the employment pool and requirements to tap financing are potential roadblocks that need to be addressed in order to increase new builds. View the full article

Traders added to bets on interest-rate cuts from the Federal Reserve amid concern about the impact of US trade tariffs on global economic growth. View the full article

Popular industry expert finds home at Ingenius, ICE, Black Knight and Freddie Mac alums move to new companies and Visio Lending appoints board member as CEO. View the full article

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. board of directors approved a proposal to roll back its 2024 merger policy, reinstating previous guidelines while charting a new policy toward bank combinations. View the full article

The acquisition bucks recent trends that saw depository banks eliminate mortgage lending, but the 2025 market environment may be favorable for consolidation. View the full article

As climate change causes more frequent disasters, more mortgages are at risk of going underwater. How can banks limit their exposure? 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 companies did not disclose a purchase price, nor how many of the Houston-based Nations Reliable Lending employees would join the Ohio firm. View the full article

Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., the Committee on Financial Services' ranking member and other members of her party plan to confront HUD Secretary Scott Turner. View the full article

The jump, which represents an ICE Mortgage Technology survey high, reflects the past cost of natural disasters like hurricanes in the Southeast. View the full article

The top five lenders have an average mortgage origination volume of more than $10 billion. View the full article