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Why AI-Generated Paystubs and Bank Statements Are Creating A New Mortgage Underwriting Risk

AI has made convincing financial documents easier to create, forcing lenders to look beyond appearance and verify the evidence behind the numbers

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A practical look at where automation can help, where it needs guardrails, and why the last stretch of a mortgage file still depends on judgment

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Veteran Buyers Aren’t Waiting For A Better Mortgage Market

Veterans United survey finds 43% of military-affiliated prospective buyers plan to purchase within six months, compared with 22% of civilians

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Mortgage Delinquencies Ease, But FHA Distress Keeps Deepening

Overall delinquencies dipped in the second quarter, but FHA serious delinquencies jumped 227 basis points from a year earlier as more troubled loans moved toward foreclosure

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Matador Lending Joins GoRascal In Flat-Fee Broker Merger

Nearly 50 Matador originators will gain access to GoRascal’s newly completed 50-state platform as the Houston brokerage targets $1 billion in annual Texas production

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IMBs Make Most Mortgages. CHLA Says It’s Time They Got FHLBank Access.

As FHFA moves to give Federal Home Loan Banks more flexibility, the trade group is renewing its push to give qualified independent mortgage banks access to FHLBank membership and liquidity

Home Price Growth Stalls Near 1% As Local Divide Widens

Prices fell 2.9% in Austin but rose 6.4% in Chicago, showing weak purchase demand is producing local corrections rather than a national one

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Real-RE/MAX Deal Nears Closing, Putting 180,000-Agent Mortgage Network Within Reach

Shareholder approval clears a major hurdle as Real prepares to bring One Real Mortgage, Motto Mortgage, Wemlo, title, and more than 1 million annual consumer leads under one corporate umbrella

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When prices rise, bond values fall — here’s the mechanics behind why inflation drives mortgage rates higher

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Single women are now buying more homes than single men

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Opening Communication

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Why AI-Generated Paystubs and Bank Statements Are Creating A New Mortgage Underwriting Risk

AI has made convincing financial documents easier to create, forcing lenders to look beyond appearance and verify the evidence behind the numbers

Aug 18, 2026
What Mortgage Professionals Should Know About Practical AI In The Closing Process

A practical look at where automation can help, where it needs guardrails, and why the last stretch of a mortgage file still depends on judgment

Aug 18, 2026
Veteran Buyers Aren’t Waiting For A Better Mortgage Market

Veterans United survey finds 43% of military-affiliated prospective buyers plan to purchase within six months, compared with 22% of civilians

Aug 18, 2026
Mortgage Delinquencies Ease, But FHA Distress Keeps Deepening

Overall delinquencies dipped in the second quarter, but FHA serious delinquencies jumped 227 basis points from a year earlier as more troubled loans moved toward foreclosure

Aug 18, 2026
Matador Lending Joins GoRascal In Flat-Fee Broker Merger

Nearly 50 Matador originators will gain access to GoRascal’s newly completed 50-state platform as the Houston brokerage targets $1 billion in annual Texas production

Aug 18, 2026
IMBs Make Most Mortgages. CHLA Says It’s Time They Got FHLBank Access.

As FHFA moves to give Federal Home Loan Banks more flexibility, the trade group is renewing its push to give qualified independent mortgage banks access to FHLBank membership and liquidity

Home Price Growth Stalls Near 1% As Local Divide Widens

Prices fell 2.9% in Austin but rose 6.4% in Chicago, showing weak purchase demand is producing local corrections rather than a national one

Aug 17, 2026
Real-RE/MAX Deal Nears Closing, Putting 180,000-Agent Mortgage Network Within Reach

Shareholder approval clears a major hurdle as Real prepares to bring One Real Mortgage, Motto Mortgage, Wemlo, title, and more than 1 million annual consumer leads under one corporate umbrella

Aug 17, 2026