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Short Takes: ICE Reports 4Q Earnings / MBA Urges House to Pass 21st Century Act / 4Q Competition Puts Margins in Spotlight / Harvard Research Shows Unaffordability Rose in 2024

February 6, 2026

Emmeline Willey

Intercontinental Exchange projects that the mortgage technology market will see low- to mid-single digit growth in 2026.

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Correspondents Lose Share in Agency Securitizations

CRE Securitization Rises in 2025 With Agency MF Boost

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