New-Home Mortgage Demand Slips Despite Widespread Builder Incentives

Applications fell 5.7% annually in July, while government-backed mortgages accounted for half of builder-affiliated loan volume

Aug 21, 2026
Castlelake Builds $261 Million Funding Pipeline For Investor Loans

First RMBS issuance creates a revolving outlet for bridge, renovation, and construction loans sourced through Castlelake-backed Resfin

Aug 21, 2026
Home Equity Shoppers Reveal A Deep Geographic Divide

Median reported equity ranged from $130,000 to $425,000, giving loan originators a state-level view of borrowers’ potential second-lien capacity

Aug 21, 2026
What Originator Connect Told Me About The Business Right Now

Four days in Las Vegas revealed an industry looking beyond the market for growth — and reminded me why being in the room still matters

Aug 21, 2026
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Technology Can Be Helpful, If Kept In Perspective

The industry’s next gains will come not from chasing more tools, but from redesigning workflows, demanding measurable results from AI, and bringing greater certainty to collateral

Aug 20, 2026
New American Funding Extends AI Push To Borrower Calls

The lender is adding customer-facing agents across originations and its $73 billion servicing portfolio, but has not disclosed which transactions will be automated or when deployment begins

Aug 20, 2026
Fannie Mae Returns To Distressed-Loan Market With $214 Million Sale

The agency’s first nonperforming-loan offering in 13 months transfers 969 deeply delinquent mortgages to private buyers, including a small pool concentrated in Dallas-Fort Worth

Aug 20, 2026
Brief Refinance Shift Tests Mortgage Lenders’ Compliance Controls

Critical defect rate jumps 23.9% as math-based compliance findings expose the potential for one systemic error to affect loans across a lender’s book

Evergreen Enters Wholesale With Broker Borrower-Relationship Pledge

BrokerBrand TPO marks the retail lender’s first move into wholesale, promising to support brokers without competing for the clients they bring

Aug 20, 2026

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The Race To Reinvent Mortgage Origination

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The Hidden Risk Inside Mortgage Tech Consolidation And How Lenders Can Stay In Control

platforms consolidate and vendors gain leverage, the lenders who stay disciplined about data, adoption, and exit terms will be the ones who keep control of their own tech stack

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When It Comes To MSRs, Hold On Tight!

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Castlelake Builds $261 Million Funding Pipeline For Investor Loans

First RMBS issuance creates a revolving outlet for bridge, renovation, and construction loans sourced through Castlelake-backed Resfin

Aug 21, 2026
Home Equity Shoppers Reveal A Deep Geographic Divide

Median reported equity ranged from $130,000 to $425,000, giving loan originators a state-level view of borrowers’ potential second-lien capacity

Aug 21, 2026
What Originator Connect Told Me About The Business Right Now

Four days in Las Vegas revealed an industry looking beyond the market for growth — and reminded me why being in the room still matters

Aug 21, 2026
Technology Can Be Helpful, If Kept In Perspective

The industry’s next gains will come not from chasing more tools, but from redesigning workflows, demanding measurable results from AI, and bringing greater certainty to collateral

Aug 20, 2026
MaxClass: Education Meets Lead Generation

CEO Kelly Hendricks details how MaxClass and HomeQB are opening a new referral channel for originators

New American Funding Extends AI Push To Borrower Calls

The lender is adding customer-facing agents across originations and its $73 billion servicing portfolio, but has not disclosed which transactions will be automated or when deployment begins

Aug 20, 2026
Better Deploys Poison Pill In Escalating Fight With Garg

The shareholder rights plan adds a 15% ownership trigger while the former CEO solicits shareholder consent to remove five of Better’s eight directors

Aug 20, 2026
Fannie Mae Returns To Distressed-Loan Market With $214 Million Sale

The agency’s first nonperforming-loan offering in 13 months transfers 969 deeply delinquent mortgages to private buyers, including a small pool concentrated in Dallas-Fort Worth

Aug 20, 2026