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Fewer Medicare Advantage plans could create tough choices for senior homeowners

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Rising health care costs, paired with minimal rate growth for Medicare Advantage plans, could accelerate insurer withdrawals from states and counties nationwide, potentially disrupting coverage options for millions of older Americans. Several of the nation’s largest insurers — including UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, Elevance Health and Humana — have already scaled back Medicare Advantage offerings in 2026 […]

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Builders FirstSource acquires Pleasant Valley Homes

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Builders FirstSource, the largest American supplier of structural building products, quietly acquired the assets of Pennsylvania-based Pleasant Valley Homes, a wholesale manufacturer of modular homes.  Lori Conrad, Senior Director of Corporate Communications for Builders FirstSource, confirmed to The Builder’s Daily that the company acquired Pleasant Valley Homes’ assets in November at an undisclosed price. The

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Sasha Jackson joins Housing Policy Council as SVP for market structure

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The Housing Policy Council (HPC) — a trade association representing mortgage lenders and servicers, title insurers, and technology and data companies — said Monday that Alexander (Sasha) Jackson has joined the organization as senior vice president for market structure. Jackson brings more than 15 years of experience in housing finance across the public and private

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Announcing the 2026 TECH100 Real Estate Winners

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The Tech100 Real Estate award honors the most innovative and impactful companies transforming the real estate industry. This award highlights organizations that are driving efficiency, transparency, and accessibility, reshaping how real estate professionals operate and serve their clients. Now in its 7th year, the Tech100 Real Estate program provides a trusted resource for real estate professionals, showcasing

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Announcing the 2026 TECH100 Mortgage Winners

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The Tech100 Mortgage Award recognizes the most innovative and influential organizations shaping the future of mortgage lending. Tech100 highlights companies delivering technology that meaningfully improves how mortgages are originated, processed, closed, and serviced — driving greater efficiency, transparency, and confidence across the housing ecosystem. Now in its 14th year, the Tech100 program has become a

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Alanna, Settlor partner on FinCEN compliance options

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Alanna.ai and Settlor today announce a collaboration to develop technology solutions aimed at helping title and escrow companies comply with new federal reporting requirements under the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s (FinCEN) anti-money laundering rule (AML). The partnership integrates Alanna.ai’s compliance tools with Settlor’s provider-agnostic title production system, giving title professionals multiple options for managing FinCEN-related

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Homebuying power improves as prices cool, inventory expands

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U.S. homebuyers are gaining ground on affordability as price growth slows and housing supply expands, according to the latest HousingWire Data through Jan. 24. While affordability challenges persist — despite mortgage rates trending lower — recent shifts are improving purchasing power and giving buyers more leverage than they had a year ago. Nationally, the median

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Mortgage Rates Only Modestly Higher Despite Bond Market Weakness

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Weakness in the bond market generally means higher mortgage rates. Today was no exception. A key economic report on the manufacturing sector was much stronger than expected. Bonds lost ground as a result and mortgage lenders were forced to set rates higher than Friday’s latest levels. But the caveat is that the average lender was

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CFPB accused of siding with credit bureaus on complaints

Credit reporting, Politics and policy, Secondary markets /

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau wants to make it more difficult for Americans to file complaints against the three major credit repositories, the National Consumer Law Center alleges. Processing Content This effort could carry over to other products covered by the complaint portal, the organization added. “Last year, consumers filed nearly five million complaints with

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