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RenoFi hires Brandon Silvia as national production leader to drive renovation lending growth

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 sets up last all-age phase at Rienda ahead of next growth wave

Apr 8, 2026 · 04:21 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

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…

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UWM adds 50-bps incentive for brokers as spring home purchase season ramps up

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…

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Broker-lender pacts are redrawing the lines for reverse mortgage companies

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:…

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FinCEN proposes new anti-money laundering rule for financial institutions

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…

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Newrez faces Washington state enforcement action over alleged servicing failures

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…

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Better plans $69M stock raise, UK bank sale

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…

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Mortgage applications edge down as refis stall, purchase demand weakens

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…

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Nearly 1 in 2 home listings cut prices in Florida, Arizona

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…

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Borrowers have a new agent. Is your organization built for it?

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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