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Trump administration dismisses a dozen officials from Fannie Mae

Some of the jobs were eliminated due to the increasing capability of artificial intelligence and the departures were all involuntary, an official said.

Luminate Bank acquires First State Mortgage, 26 originators

This was the second acquisition Luminate's mortgage arm has made since the start of 2025. The bank bought NJ Lenders Corp. in April of last year.

Shift to purchases: Higher rates squeeze 2026 refi volume

The Mortgage Bankers Association lowered its refi expectations by 5% this month, as rising mortgage rates are dampening borrowers' positions.

CDFIs file lawsuit against Treasury to release funding

A group of community development financial institutions are asking a federal court in California to compel Treasury to disburse funds from the CDFI Fund before they expire in September.

Bumps in the ROAD Act led to slowdown in build-to-rent space

A proposed seven-year mandatory selloff rule aimed at institutional investors was a factor in halting momentum for new BTR development, NAHB said.

GSE foreclosure aid slides 5th month as delinquencies creep up

May's 15,855 actions are the least since September 2025, when Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac had 15,550 loans modified, forborne or otherwise dealt with, FHFA said.

Pulte nears LLPA fee tweaks as GSE margin shifts loom

The government-sponsored enterprise oversight chief said his agency is focusing on select fees applied to mortgages that lenders sell to Fannie and Freddie.

Speeding home equity closings gives top lenders edge: study

Fast tracking closing and funding is the critical differentiator among lenders, the 2026 Mortgage-Home Equity Scorecard report from Keynova found.

Rocket's data: Extra payments cut 6 years off mortgages

Close to one in four homeowners are currently making additional payments toward their mortgage principal beyond the monthly amount due, according to Rocket.

Why delinquencies from one particular year stand out

The latest investor statements show the persistence of a trend in which one vintage has a higher rate of distress than others, Morningstar DBRS finds.

Bessent flags bigger debt buyback potential, coming fiscal plan

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in an interview on CNBC Thursday that he and Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought have been tasked with developing a fiscal plan to reduce government spending.

New-home originations crippled by elevated rates in July

The annualized new single-family home sales pace, an indicator of the U.S. Census Bureau's New Residential Sales report, declined in three of the last four months.

Treasury interventions fail to break rate stagnation

Despite Treasury intervention to calm bond yields, persistent deficit pressure continues to trap mortgage rates, keeping application volume flat and squeezing origination revenue.

New American, Onity, SWBC announce tech deals

Kastle lands another high-profile client, SWBC adds insurtech to its servicing platform, while other mortgage lenders also embark on new partnerships.

Vendor AI advances point to faster loan processing options

Informative Research also updates its flagship verification product, and nCino enables streamlined workflows for users of open-source protocols.

Figure slashing loan costs, competing with Fannie, CEO says

The fintech's chief executive, Michael Tannenbaum, explains why strategies it's been using primarily in the home equity market have broader implications.

Share of equity rich, mortgaged properties nears 5-year low

Attom's data adds to signs that the market's loan performance buffer is solid but thinning in some areas, and shows the trend affects both ends of the market.