Mortgage Strategy’s Top 10 Stories: 26 Jan to 30 Jan
Feb 2, 2026This week’s top headlines: Ground rent to be capped at £250 per year and the FCA seeks views on how...
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What New Fed Chair Kevin Warsh Means for Mortgage Rates
Feb 1, 2026Just days after the latest Fed meeting concluded, we have a new Fed chair in former Fed governor Kevin Warsh....
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Record home prices squeeze borrowers as investors, cash buyers hold edge
Jan 31, 2026Profit margins fell in 87.7% of the 130 metros with sufficient data, led by North Port, FL (down 24 percentage...
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Pennymac 4Q results affected by shifting mortgage rates
Jan 30, 2026PennyMac Financial Services fourth quarter earnings were affected by the lower interest rate environment in the quarter, coming in higher...
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Government sets 2035 start date for Decent Homes Standard – Mortgage Strategy
Jan 29, 2026The Decent Homes Standard (DHS) for rented properties will be enforced from 2035, the government has announced. The aim is...
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Fed Expected to Do Nothing Tomorrow, But Will Mortgage Rates Do Something?
Jan 28, 2026The Fed will wrap up its two-day meeting tomorrow, culminating in another rate decision that is overwhelmingly expected to result...
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Fed preview: Senior economist tells brokers when to expect the next rate cut
Jan 27, 2026“By March, the Fed should have several months of cleaner inflation and jobs data in hand, giving the committee more...
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Trump pulls back from 401(k) use for down payments
Jan 26, 2026President Trump is said to have expressed reluctance to back penalty-free use of tax-advantaged 401(k) funds for down payments as...
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Network growth outpaces DA market for another year – Mortgage Strategy
Jan 25, 2026The mortgage network sector continued its upward trajectory in 2025, recording a net increase of 275 appointed representative (AR) firms...
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LLPA-Free Refinance Touted as Solution to Lower Payments for Recent Home Buyers
Jan 24, 2026So I’ve had this article idea on my desktop since November 2024. It was an empty Word document simply titled...
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