Leading home equity investment companies have formed a new organization to advocate for appropriate regulations.

The fix-and-flip lender says a diversity of funding options will give it a “wide and nimble” credit box.

Better has record HELOC growth; loanDepot expands equityFREEDOM product portfolio; Angel Oak reduces some requirements for non-QM products.

The FHA wasn’t spared from the Trump administration’s workforce reduction plan. Some industry observers fear the layoffs will slow underwriting times and delay closings.

Some $202.78 billion of loans were removed from Ginnie Mae MBS last year, with about 88% of them representing borrower payoffs. (Includes two data tables.)

Attorneys at the Bradley law firm suggested lender/servicers update their policies and procedures, such as internal audit and quality control, to preempt potential origination or servicing defects.

A borrower sued Navy Federal Credit Union for denying his mortgage refinancing application on the grounds that he had poor credit performance with the credit union.

Ohio appellate court rules in a case stemming from an FHA mortgage Chase had acquired from USA Home Loan in 2008.

Higher lender fees for originating FHA loans results in fewer loans being refinanced to conventional mortgages, according to a new research paper.

HUD cancels $4 million in DEI contracts; HUD DOGE task force recovers $1.9 billion of “misplaced” funds.