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MBA Calls for Single Credit Report for a Mortgage If Your Credit Score is 700+

MBA Calls for Single Credit Report for a Mortgage If Your Credit Score is 700+

In case you’re unaware, mortgage lenders pull a tri-merge credit report when you apply for a mortgage, whether it’s for...

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Why non-QM surged in 2025, and why one executive says 2026 could be even bigger

Why non-QM surged in 2025, and why one executive says 2026 could be even bigger

“In late 2024, all the forecasts that I saw, we were thinking non-QM originations were going to hit maybe $70...

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Warren seeks records on ‘zombie’ second mortgages after crisis

Warren seeks records on ‘zombie’ second mortgages after crisis

A key Senate leader is requesting records surrounding the cancellation of second mortgages following the Great Financial Crisis and asking...

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Pace of lender rate cuts stays low, says Moneyfacts – Mortgage Strategy

Pace of lender rate cuts stays low, says Moneyfacts – Mortgage Strategy

The pace of mortgage rate cuts is low but continuing, the latest rate watch data from Moneyfacts reveals. Week-on-week, the...

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Trump Says Mortgage Rates Will Be a Lot Lower in Early 2026

Trump Says Mortgage Rates Will Be a Lot Lower in Early 2026

I already compiled and posted my annual list of 2026 mortgage rate predictions. But one more mortgage rate prediction just...

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Liquidity, repricing, and falling rates creating a ‘new cycle’ in commercial market

Liquidity, repricing, and falling rates creating a ‘new cycle’ in commercial market

As the industry worked through those issues in 2025, it looked ahead to 2026, when it expects to emerge from...

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Bessent: Fannie, Freddie offering hinges on MBS spreads

Bessent: Fannie, Freddie offering hinges on MBS spreads

A government-sponsored enterprise stock offering appears to still be in the works with care being taken not to adversely influence...

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Landlord rental yields hit record high – Mortgage Strategy

Landlord rental yields hit record high – Mortgage Strategy

UK landlord profitability is now at a six-year high, with rental yields setting a new record, according to research from...

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2026 Mortgage Rate Predictions: Flat is the Word of the Year

2026 Mortgage Rate Predictions: Flat is the Word of the Year

Hard to believe it’s that time of the year again, but here we are in mid-December. Who’s ready for the...

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What must happen for Fannie and Freddie to finally go private in 2026

What must happen for Fannie and Freddie to finally go private in 2026

Robertson thinks that some of the early talk of consolidation was what he called the “DOGE effect,” a period when...

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