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Mortgage brokers embrace AI but seek better tools, training

8+ hour, 35+ min ago  (651+ words) Mortgage brokers are active users of Chat GPT and ready to add artificial intelligence tools to their workflows, but a majority still have questions surrounding which software best serves their needs. More than half, or 55%, are already implementing AI on…...

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UWM reaches directly to TWO shareholders with higher bid

12+ hour, 5+ min ago  (483+ words) UWM Holdings is now bidding 70 cents more per share than Cross Country for Two Harbors, with an all-cash option as an alternative to its all-stock proposal....

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Largest lenders generate 20% of total mortgage volume

12+ hour, 6+ min ago  (673+ words) Half of all mortgage lending is dominated by just a handful of lenders, with 2025 trends showing improving business conditions, but a still-uneven recovery from the housing slowdown earlier this decade." The top five lenders produced a little more than 20% of…...

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nationalmortgagenews. com > news > rising-rates-pushed-mortgage-payments-higher-in-march

Rising rates pushed mortgage payments higher in March

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (237+ words) Home affordability declined on a monthly basis across loan types and racial demographics, but improved from a year ago, the Mortgage Bankers Association said....

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nationalmortgagenews. com > news > mortgage-rates-rise-on-iran-standoff-fomc-meeting-news

Mortgage rates rise on Iran standoff, FOMC meeting news

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (927+ words) Mortgage rates ended their three-week slide, with the 30-year fixed moving 7 basis points higher as a primary benchmark for pricing loans remained elevated. For the first time in a month, the 10-year Treasury yield moved over 4. 4% on April 29. Other than…...

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nationalmortgagenews. com > news > nexas-kortas-vows-countersuit-in-loandepot-trade-secret-row

NEXA's Kortas vows countersuit in loan Depot trade secret row

4+ day, 22+ hour ago  (534+ words) NEXA Lending CEO Mike Kortas is pushing back against a trade secrets lawsuit from loan Depot, alleging the competitor has engaged in the same behavior. The lender and servicer sued NEXA in a Mississippi federal court earlier this week, accusing…...

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nationalmortgagenews. com > news > k-shaped-economy-amplifies-rise-in-nonprime-dti-ratios

K-shaped economy amplifies rise in nonprime DTI ratios

1+ day, 15+ hour ago  (287+ words) Higher utilization and aggregate excess payments point to pressure, according to Trans Union. Debt-to-income averages remain below traditional mortgage caps....

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nationalmortgagenews. com > news > uwms-ishbia-talks-surprise-partnership-with-past-rocket-foe

UWM's Ishbia talks surprise partnership with past Rocket foe

2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (1055+ words) A lunch meeting between once bitter adversaries turned into a business agreement that few in the mortgage industry saw coming this week." Now aligned on the same side, United Wholesale Mortgage CEO Mat Ishbia and longtime Rocket executive Mike Fawaz…...

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nationalmortgagenews. com > news > ginnie-mae-pauses-delinquency-rules-amid-fha-waterfall-shift

Ginnie Mae pauses delinquency rules amid FHA waterfall shift

1+ week, 6+ hour ago  (477+ words) Government mortgage-backed securities guarantor Ginnie Mae announced that it's changing how it will be tracking delinquencies in monthly issuer reporting to account for impacts from a rule update. To address the uptick in a large number of older loans entering…...

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2026's Top Producers: numbers 100-51

2+ day, 18+ hour ago  (342+ words) Check out the next set of names in the 28th edition of National Mortgage News' Top Producers survey, including on how they approach purchase business....