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Apr 8, 2026 · 04:50 PM Neil Pierson, HousingWire Automation HousingWire
Philadelphia-based RenoFi announced Wednesday that it has hired Brandon Silvia as executive vice president and national production leader, moving to the…
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Rancho Mission Viejo has tapped Trumark Homes , Lennar and Shea Homes to build 232 homes in the final all-age phase of the Village of Rienda, effectively…
Read full article →Apr 8, 2026 · 04:10 PM HousingWire Automation, Flávia Furlan Nunes HousingWire
United Wholesale Mortgage ( UWM ) is offering a new 50-basis-point pricing incentive on purchase loans this week, one piece of a wider set of rate specials…
Read full article →Apr 8, 2026 · 04:00 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes HousingWire
New broker-lender agreements are reshaping how reverse mortgage companies work together while taking aim at one of the industry’s most persistent problems:…
Read full article →Apr 8, 2026 · 03:33 PM Jonathan Delozier, HousingWire Automation HousingWire
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued a proposed rule to reform how financial institutions build anti-money laundering (AML) and…
Read full article →Apr 8, 2026 · 03:19 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes, HousingWire Automation HousingWire
The Washington State Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) filed a statement of charges against multichannel mortgage lender Newrez , alleging repeated…
Read full article →Apr 8, 2026 · 02:53 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes, HousingWire Automation HousingWire
Better Home & Finance Holding Co. , the parent of digital lender Better.com , has taken steps to improve its balance sheet, including a stock offering and…
Read full article →Apr 8, 2026 · 11:00 AM Sarah Wolak HousingWire
Mortgage applications decreased 0.8% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association ( MBA )’s weekly mortgage applications…
Read full article →Apr 8, 2026 · 09:38 AM Jonathan Delozier HousingWire
More than 52,000 homes in Florida and Arizona have slashed asking prices as the once-red-hot Sunbelt market faces its most significant correction since the…
Read full article →Apr 8, 2026 · 07:15 AM Mike Darne HousingWire
AI is shifting negotiating power from lenders to borrowers at scale. The institutions that restructure their workflows and tools to meet that reality will…
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