HousingWire is excited to introduce the winners of its annual Women of Influence award, recognizing 100 women whose achievements are driving the housing industry forward. Now in its 16th year, the award honors leaders across mortgage, real estate and fintech who are making a measurable impact on their organizations and the broader housing economy. This […]
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It’s been 88 days since the average 30yr fixed mortgage rate was as low as it is today–close enough to 3 months. Some lenders may be higher or lower than they were yesterday depending on whether or not changed rates yesterday afternoon. Mortgage lenders prefer to set rates once per day, but can “reprice” if
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It’s a tough time to be a condo owner, particularly in Florida, and most especially if you’re trying to sell. That’s the upshot of a new report from Redfin. Condo prices dropped 2.2% year-over-year in May. That’s the second-sharpest decline since the brokerage began tracking condo data in 2012. While the broader housing market has
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Frank Gargano Kyle Hauptman, the president of the National Credit Union Administration, voted to liquidate two troubled credit unions, a move that has raised procedural questions since Hauptman alone does not constitute a quorum of the NCUA board. On Tuesday, the NCUA placed Aldersgate Federal Credit Union — a $10.3-million asset credit union operated by
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Dark Matter Technologies, which operates the Empower loan origination system, has created an integration with the Uniform Collateral Data Portal maintained by the government-sponsored enterprises. This makes the company “an early adopter” in supporting the Uniform Appraisal Dataset 3.6 and the Forms Redesign initiative, a press release said. On June 10, the Mortgage Industry Standards
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Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2025-6 (SEMT 2025-6) has issued 60 residential mortgage-backed certificates which are supported by 402 loans with a total balance of $478.8 million. The pool comprises first lien, fully amortizing fixed-rate mortgages with 15- and 30-year maturity terms, which were acquired by Redwood Residential Acquisition Corp. from various mortgage originators. The collateral is
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Adobe Stock A federal jury has convicted Oluwaseun Adekoya of bank fraud conspiracy, money laundering conspiracy and aggravated identity theft. The case offers an in-depth look at a rising threat to banks and credit unions: identity theft used to steal from customers’ home equity lines of credit. A two-and-a-half-week trial exposed Adekoya as the ringleader
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The Mortgage Bankers Association was pleased the Senate version of the reconciliation bill keeps many of its priorities in place, while taking out the so-called revenge tax. However, the bill does differ from the House of Representatives version and the two need to conform before it can go to President Trump for signature. Furthermore, because
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The Department of Veterans Affairs has technically ended some temporary mortgage relief. But there’s a phase-out process that could sustain loan buyout activity in Ginnie Mae securitizations another couple of months. The Veterans Affairs Servicing Purchase program ended May 1, but the VA has allowed trial payment plans (TPPs) in process to proceed through Aug.
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Rocket Companies announced Tuesday it has officially closed its $1.75 billion acquisition of Redfin. In light of that, Rocket is launching a product called Rocket Preferred Pricing to encourage consumers to use both its mortgage and real estate services. Borrowers who purchase a home with a Redfin agent and finance it through Rocket Mortgage can
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