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Class action accuses lender of unsolicited AI-generated cold calls

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A Michigan mortgage lender is facing a class action lawsuit alleging it used AI-generated, artificial-voice cold calls to pitch refinancing without consent. Continue reading →

Newrez bets on AI with strategic investment in startup HomeVision

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The top five lender and loan servicer says it’s already using HomeVision’s AI technology to evaluate collateral and will expand its capabilities to create an automated end-to-end underwriting platform, including income, assets and credit. Continue reading →

Home sales could inch up even if growth stays sluggish next year

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Home sales should break through the 5 million mark next year as more inventory gradually comes on the market and home prices decline, economists at the Mortgage Bankers Association predict. Continue reading →

UWM bets on mortgage servicing with $1.3B Two Harbors acquisition

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The all-stock deal to acquire the parent of RoundPoint Mortgage Servicing would nearly double UWM’s servicing portfolio to nearly $400 billion, if it closes as expected in Q2 2026. Continue reading →

Bayview merger positions Guild Mortgage for refinancing boom

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As a sister company of Lakeview Loan Servicing, Guild would have an edge in contacting borrowers if mortgage rates fall and homeowners rush to refinance. Continue reading →

Earning gratitude: 5 ways to move the needle in your business

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When you show up for the people around you, you build trust, strengthen relationships and earn new opportunities, Amy Corr writes. Continue reading →

Pulte refers a 4th Democrat, Rep. Eric Swalwell, for mortage fraud

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Swalwell warns Pulte “and any other lawless official who is carrying out these political prosecutions” that they will have to answer for their actions after the midterm elections. Continue reading →

Stop freaking out about 50-year mortgages. They might save the housing market

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A 50-year mortgage is not a financial trap, broker Holly Brink writes. It’s a tool that’s designed to give homebuyers more ways to win in today’s market. Continue reading →

Lower mortgage rates spur homebuyers, but mostly refis

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Rates on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages hit another 2025 low on Tuesday, dropping to 6.12 percent, nearly a full percentage point lower than January. Rates now have less room to come down. Continue reading →

Better shares soar on bullish thesis by activist investor Eric Jackson

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EMJ Capital’s founder posted a thesis on X that Better Home & Finance is “the Shopify of mortgages” with the potential for AI to boost capacity and fuel explosive growth. Continue reading →