The Fed Held. The Mortgage Market Got A Warning.

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GoodLeap Tests A Credit-Card Model For Home Equity Lending

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Buyers Gain Negotiating Power In 41 Major Housing Markets

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FirstFunding Founder Jim Dunkerley To Retire After 23 Years

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Redwood’s Aspire Targets 10% Non-QM Share With $8B Capital Partnership

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The mortgage servicer can initially issue up to 1,000 eNotes and manage digital collateral for other Ginnie Mae issuers

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Building Judgment, Not Just Production: Why Mentorship Is An IMB Competitive Advantage

For independent mortgage bankers, developing sound judgment can strengthen recruiting, retention, and long-term performance

C-Suite Strategies
Jul 30, 2026
'Come To NEXA': CEO Publicly Courts loanDepot Loan Officers

Mike Kortas calls loanDepot a "sinking ship" in social media post while promoting NEXA's recruiting package as the two companies remain embroiled in litigation

C-Suite Strategies
Jul 30, 2026
Method Launches Borrower-Monitoring Tool To Target HELOC Opportunities

Portfolio Intelligence tracks changes in borrowers’ liabilities after closing, helping lenders identify potential home equity and debt-consolidation business

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GoodLeap Tests A Credit-Card Model For Home Equity Lending

The HELOC-backed Visa connects revolving credit with contractor financing and rewards, but carries rates above the national average

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Jul 30, 2026
Buyers Gain Negotiating Power In 41 Major Housing Markets

Price cuts and longer listing times are creating opportunities for loan officers to help borrowers negotiate seller concessions, but leverage varies sharply by metro

Analysis and Data
Jul 30, 2026
The Fed Held. The Mortgage Market Got A Warning.

Three policymakers favored an immediate hike, while Warsh welcomed higher bond yields and offered no clear path toward mortgage-rate relief

Industry News
Jul 30, 2026
FirstFunding Founder Jim Dunkerley To Retire After 23 Years

Dunkerley founded the warehouse lender in 2003 and guided the company through its 2018 acquisition by First American

People On The Move
Jul 30, 2026
Redwood’s Aspire Targets 10% Non-QM Share With $8B Capital Partnership

The aggregator has advanced from planning its first securitization and courting capital partners to pursuing one of the largest shares of the growing Non-QM market

Non-QM
Jul 29, 2026