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Beyond the database: Why 1:1 AI is the new benchmark for authority and market share

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For today’s mortgage leadership, the most expensive asset on the balance sheet is the borrower’s attention. Yet, in an era defined by an “attention economy,” the industry has spent a decade devaluing that asset through a practice that has become as predictable as it is ineffective: the mass-market email newsletter blast. For years, the industry […]

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Restb.ai targets UAD 3.6 compliance for lenders, appraisers

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Restb.ai has released a new application programming interface called Feature UAD. The interface is aimed at helping mortgage and appraisal professionals comply with new appraisal data standards set to take effect later this year. The tool is designed to support the Uniform Appraisal Dataset 3.6 — a revised standard that will be required for conventional

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Trump to outline housing affordability proposals at Davos

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Housing industry participants will closely watch President Donald Trump in Davos, where he is expected to outline measures aimed at improving housing affordability. His speech is expected for Wednesday. Potential initiatives include ideas Trump has already floated on social media, such as encouraging Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to expand their purchases of mortgage-backed securities

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How MLK’s Fight for Homeownership Equality Changed My Life

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As we prepare to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day, it’s important to pause and reflect not only on Dr. King’s national legacy, but also on the work he did in my hometown of Chicago that continues to shape lives, opportunities and generational progress today. Dr. King’s Chicago campaign and the fight for fair housing

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Logan Finance taps Chuck Vaughn for correspondent lending leadership role

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Non-QM mortgage lender Logan Finance Corp. announced last week that Chuck Vaughn has joined the company as managing director of correspondent lending. Vaughn will oversee strategic initiatives, efforts to expand market share, the launch of Logan Finance’s select delegated channel and lead operational growth across its correspondent business. “We were seeking a proven leader who

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US foreclosure filings rise 14% in 2025 as FHA borrowers face greater risk

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Foreclosure filings were reported on 367,460 U.S. properties in 2025, up 14% from 2024 and up 3% from 2023. Foreclosure filings in 2025 were also down 87% from a peak of nearly 2.9 million in 2010. That’s according to ATTOM‘s Year-End 2025 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, released Thursday, which is based on publicly recorded and

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HomeAdvantage, Affinity Federal Credit Union relaunch partnership

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HomeAdvantage, a real estate benefits program for credit unions, has relaunched its partnership with Affinity Federal Credit Union — giving members renewed access to real estate tools, expert guidance and potential savings throughout the home buying and selling process. Through HomeAdvantage, members can access home search tools, local market insights, connections to experienced real estate

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Kind Lending restructures leadership team with new president and COO

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Kind Lending announced multiple leadership changes this week as company co-founder Yvonne Ketchum moves from the president role’s to a part-time role as president emeritus and executive adviser as she begins semi-retirement. As a result, chief operating officer Jennifer Folk will assume the role of president and Stephanie Gibbons has been promoted to COO. Before

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Potential cuts to FHA premiums weigh on mortgage insurers

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Shares in publicly traded mortgage insurance companies dropped between 5% to 8% in a single day and are down by 5% to 12% so far this year, according to an investor note published Tuesday by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (KBW). KBW analysts Bose George and Frankie Labetti explained that the main concern appears to be tied

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