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February 2026

Fed’s Bowman wants to boost banks’ share of mortgage market

Housing markets, Minimum capital requirements, Politics and policy, Regulation and compliance, Risk-based capital /

Key Insight: Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman said the Fed is exploring ways to reduce banks’ regulatory costs associated with mortgage lending and servicing. Expert Quote: “These potential changes would address legitimate concerns about mortgage market structure while maintaining appropriate prudential safeguards.” — Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman. Forward Look: […]

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DOJ, Lakeland redlining settlement contested by advocates

Industry News, Law and legal issues, Politics and policy, Redlining /

Fair housing organizations are pushing back against the early termination of a consent order between the Department of Justice and Lakeland Bank over a redlining settlement. Processing Content The Public Interest Law Center filed a proposed amicus curiae brief arguing against a joint motion to end another Biden-era redlining agreement early. The document said the

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Stop marketing moments; start designing systems

Homebuilders, Marketing & Sales, Real Estate Marketing, Residential Real Estate, The Builder's Daily /

Here’s something I’ve been turning over in my head as we grind our way into Spring Selling 2026 — one that feels especially relevant for homebuilders and every functional leader who’s trying to steer a business through a tougher, noisier, more skeptical market: If your marketing only works when everything goes right, it’s not a

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Housing demand snaps back as mortgage rates near 6%

Housing Inventory, Housing Market, Housing Market Tracker, HWmember, Mortgage Rates, New listings, Purchase Applications /

With mortgage rates near 6% and the snow effect fading away, we got a rebound in the weekly housing demand last week. For me, this is more about the snow impact fading from the data line, as we also saw a pickup in new listings. Housing inventory picked up a smidge, and the year-over-year price

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Q4 2025 earnings for publicly traded mortgage, real estate and homebuilder companies

Earnings, Mortgage, Real Estate, The Builder's Daily /

HousingWire reports on the quarterly earnings of publicly traded mortgage, real estate and homebuilder companies, offering a glimpse into the financial performance of key players in the housing market. As earnings results begin to be released for the fourth quarter of 2025, here’s a rundown of what’s happening at the major lenders, brokerages, builders, listing

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Radian announces exit of CFO Sumita Pandit, elevates finance leaders

Finance, HWmember, Mortgage, Mortgage insurance, Radian, Servicing, Team Leaders /

U.S. mortgage insurer Radian Group Inc. said that president and chief financial officer Sumita Pandit is departing the company effective Thursday, according to filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Radian did not provide details on Pandit’s departure beyond mentioning that “in connection with the involuntary termination of Ms. Pandit’s employment, she will be

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HomeCode Reviews launching as ‘Yelp for real estate tech’

Agent, Artificial Intelligence, Brokerage, CRM, HWmember, Real Estate, real estate teams, Real Estate Technology, Technology /

Real estate advisor and author Troy Palmquist is launching HomeCode Reviews, a peer-driven directory and review platform aimed at helping agents, teams and brokerages navigate the fast-growing world of real estate technology. Described by Palmquist as a “Yelp for real estate technology,” the platform combines a searchable directory with editorial analysis, user reviews and in-depth

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Mortgage escrow misconceptions persist as payment amounts rise

Homeowners insurance, HWmember, Lereta, Mortgage, Mortgage Servicing, Property Tax, Servicing /

Borrowers say they are confident in their understanding of mortgage escrow accounts, but misconceptions persist. And rising property taxes and homeowners insurance premiums continue to drive payment increases that many homeowners do not expect. These are the conclusions of a new survey from LERETA, a provider of technologically advanced tax and flood services for the

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Sumitomo Forestry buys Tri Pointe, resetting the arc of homebuilder scale

Homebuilders, Leadership, Mergers and Acquisitions, Residential Real Estate, The Builder's Daily /

Within a couple of weeks of exactly this time two years ago, the lead-in to a blockbuster $4.9 billion M&A deal involving a Japan-based acquirer of a national public homebuilding enterprise practically wrote itself: “A top-five-ranked U.S. homebuilding company doesn’t happen overnight…. Except when it does.” That same lead applies to 2026’s supercharged kickoff in

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