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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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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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Housing demand is still positive even with epic snowstorm

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With an epic snowstorm hitting large areas of the U.S. recently, I expected housing data to take a hit after the solid start we had already seen in 2026, but it remained mostly positive, which surprised me. The big key to that, of course, is that mortgage rates, even with all the crazy headlines recently,

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WalletHub says these are the best states for retirees in 2026

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A new WalletHub study compares all 50 states to identify where retirees may find the most favorable balance of affordability and quality of life — with Wyoming taking the top spot. The analysis highlights wide disparities between states, with some offering budgets that stretch much further than others. Following closely behind Wyoming were Florida, South

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House approves funding boost for Social Security Administration

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The House of Representatives approved legislation last week to bolster customer service efforts at the Social Security Administration (SSA), advancing a broader funding package aimed at avoiding a government shutdown at the end of this month. Lawmakers paired the funding increase with oversight requirements, instructing the SSA to avoid closing field offices or cut direct

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Zillow workforce reduced by 3% amid annual performance reviews

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A Zillow spokesperson has confirmed to HousingWire that the real estate listing portal giant has terminated approximately 200 employees or roughly 3% of the firm’s total workforce in recent weeks. The company confirmed that the cuts were widespread throughout the company and not concentrated to any particular business segment. According to the company, these were

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Austin Niemiec to lead Rocket Pro as Dan Sogorka departs

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Austin Niemiec will take the helm of Rocket Pro following the departure of Dan Sogorka, according to people familiar with the transition who spoke to HousingWire. Niemiec will retain his title as chief revenue officer of Rocket Mortgage but will focus exclusively on the broker and correspondent channel through Rocket Pro. He will report to

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OCC escrow plan opposed by regulators, consumer advocates

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State regulators and consumer advocates are pushing back against two proposals from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) that would expand banks’ authority over escrow accounts and assert that federal law preempts state rules that govern these accounts.  In a joint letter, the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) and the American

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Mortgage defects stabilize as lenders face quality control issues

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Mortgage lenders are seeing loan defects stabilize after several volatile years, but shifts in interest rates and loan volumes continue to expose weaknesses in quality control (QC), according to ACES Quality Management CEO Trevor Gauthier and chief operating officer Phil McCall. In an interview with HousingWire, Gauthier and McCall highlighted staffing cuts, refinance surges and

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