Freddie Mac selects buyers for $428 million of delinquent home loans.
Freddie Mac sold four pools totaling 1,968 deeply delinquent mortgages (unpaid principal $428M) to VRMTG ACQ and Igloo Series VII Trust—buyer details info.
Will ChatGPT recommend you when clients request an agent?
AI systems assessing mortgage agents increasingly rely on a mosaic of inputs beyond an agent’s self-reported claims. Lenders and platforms are feeding models with transactional histories, third‑party reviews, licensing and disciplinary records, communication logs, marketing footprints and public data to build a fuller profile [...]
June Point Lending expands DSCR program to California, its 19th state.
Wholesale non-QM lender June Point extends DSCR investor mortgage coverage into California increasing reach to 19 states and expands lending options.
Indecomm launches AuditGenius to link mortgage QC findings to guidelines.
A new compliance and quality-control tool is being presented to the industry that ties every automated finding directly to page-level evidence, creating a clear, auditable trail between system conclusions and the source documents they reference. By anchoring flags and exceptions to the exact pages [...]
Fitch Predicts Limited Near-Term AI Impact on Mortgage and Title Insurers.
Fitch's AI stress test finds limited disruption for mortgage/title insurers, highlighting cybersecurity, privacy and counterparty risks for private lenders.
Warren says FHFA obstructs GAO probe into Pulte’s mortgage-fraud referrals.
Sen. Warren alleges FHFA is withholding GAO-requested records in probe of Director Bill Pulte's mortgage-fraud referrals; FHFA disputes obstruction. Probe?
Community lenders’ role in expanding homeownership access.
The Federal Home Loan Banks’ Mortgage Partnership Finance® Program operates as a strategic funding and partnership platform that helps community banks and credit unions broaden mortgage activity and increase homeownership capacity. By offering wholesale liquidity and tailored mortgage financing arrangements, the program enables member [...]
Fathom and Bed Bath and Beyond terminate merger agreement.
Several companies are attributing recent strategic shifts to persistent dislocations between their trading prices and intrinsic valuations, saying share-price dynamics have forced a reassessment of capital allocation and corporate governance. In the mortgage and housing finance ecosystem, such valuation gaps can compress access to [...]
Alex Vidal explains why REMAX and Real could be stronger together.
He joined after the closing that created Real REMAX Group, stepping into a consolidated ownership structure while both legacy brands continue to operate under distinct identities. That arrangement reflects a deliberate strategy to preserve brand equity and customer recognition even as the parent entity [...]
Valon secures $150M in Series D funding at a $2.3B valuation.
The financing round that doubled the company's prior valuation and welcomed Ribbit Capital as a new backer constitutes a clear market endorsement of mortgage-focused fintech strategies. Such a valuation leap signals stronger perceived product-market fit and growth potential, while the entry of a specialist [...]