Better is turning to crypto-linked capital to fund as much as $500 million in mortgages, betting the move can double originations and eventually push borrower rates below 5%. Processing Content The lender is partnering with Framework Ventures to tap funding through the Sky stablecoin ecosystem, positioning the platform as an alternative source of warehouse liquidity […]
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Wholesale and correspondent mortgage firm Lendermac announced it had reached an agreement to acquire Direct Mortgage Corp., the latest deal in the current wave of industry consolidation. Processing Content The move aims to bolster the national presence of Cypress, California-based Lendermac and facilitate its efforts to create a scaled multichannel platform that supports future expansion,
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Helped by a strong fourth quarter, the six active private mortgage insurers wrote 12% more business in 2025 over the prior year. Between the third and fourth quarter, new insurance written grew by 4%, according to a report from Bose George of Keefe Bruyette & Woods. Typically, the last three months of the year are
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United Wholesale Mortgage produced nearly $50 billion in loans during the fourth quarter, as its parent company ended the period with substantially higher net income than the comparable quarters. Processing Content UWM Holdings reported fourth quarter GAAP net income of $164.4 million. This included a $28.8 million markdown on its mortgage servicing right portfolio. In
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US mortgage rates slipped last week to the lowest level since 2022, generating more refinancing activity. Processing Content The contract rate on a 30-year mortgage dropped 8 basis points to 6.09% in the week ended Feb. 20, according to Mortgage Bankers Association data released Wednesday. The rate on five-year adjustable mortgages fell to 5.23%, also
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Sellers significantly outnumbering buyers in the market and economic uncertainty have caused a record number of home sales to fall through, a new industry report found. Processing Content Nearly 40,000 home-sale agreements were cancelled in January, according to a Redfin analysis of pending sales data. That’s 13.7% of homes that went under contract in the
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Retail giant Rate is embracing cryptocurrency and stablecoins for prospective home buyers, who accumulated wealth in the digital assets. Processing Content The Chicago-based lender is rolling out RateFi, a product allowing buyers to access purchase, refinance, second-home and investment property loans, without liquidating their crypto or stablecoin. The offering is Rate’s first step in a
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A proposed Washington State bill that aims to replenish lost wildfire prevention funding could end up removing a tax break currently benefiting large digital lenders. Processing Content Rep. Shaun Scott, a Democrat from the Seattle area, introduced state house bill 2089 to redefine existing regulations and limit the types of companies that could take advantage
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Sam Hall/Bloomberg Homebuying power is at its highest level in nearly four years, as lower mortgage rates and slowed demand has improved affordability, a new industry report found. Processing Content A median-income household in the United States could comfortably afford a $331,483 home with a 20% down payment in January, $30,000 more than a year
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A consortium of mortgage and banking trade groups is voicing support for changes to a capital risk framework governing depository institutions, which if enacted could expand their participation in home lending. Processing Content In a letter addressed to federal officials, the groups called for further reexamination and a reproposal of the Basel III rule that
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