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United Wholesale Mortgage adds 1% down payment loan

United Wholesale Mortgage adds 1% down payment loan

United Wholesale Mortgage is bringing back a conventional purchase mortgage in which the borrower only has to come up with...

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The Top 50 Women Producers in 2025

The Top 50 Women Producers in 2025

A loan officer at a credit union, Stephanie Dombrowski, is this year’s Top Producer among women. Dombrowski, who works at...

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New-home purchase activity hits highest mark in over a decade

New-home purchase activity hits highest mark in over a decade

New-home purchase activity is showing renewed strength this spring, with loan applications hitting their highest mark on record, according to...

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MGIC, Essent, Enact, Radian, NMI, Arch report 1Q25 profits

MGIC, Essent, Enact, Radian, NMI, Arch report 1Q25 profits

A similar share of consumers used private mortgage insurance as credit enhancement in the first quarter compared with the prior...

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Mortgage lender Rate turns focus to nontraditional income

Mortgage lender Rate turns focus to nontraditional income

National lender Rate Cos. unveiled a new product strategy this week aimed to serve entrepreneurs and other self-employed individuals with...

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Corelogic renamed Cotality four years after going private

Corelogic renamed Cotality four years after going private

CoreLogic, a longtime data provider for the mortgage industry, has rebranded as Cotality to better reflect its role in serving...

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HUD drafts delay for new-build energy efficiency standards

HUD drafts delay for new-build energy efficiency standards

The Department of Housing and Urban Development is preparing to push some pending compliance dates for energy-efficiency standards on new...

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Home sales canceled in January at highest pace in years

Home sales canceled in January at highest pace in years

Consumer skittishness, wildfires and rising inventory combined to push the January cancellation rate for pending home sales to its highest...

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Tech platform Realpha acquires second mortgage brokerage

Tech platform Realpha acquires second mortgage brokerage

Following a similar transaction last fall, real estate technology platform Realpha Tech Corp. is expanding in home lending through the...

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Rithm Capital files for SPAC public offering

Rithm Capital files for SPAC public offering

It is possible, though not highly likely, that a newly created special purpose acquisition company could be the way that...

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