Opendoor said its mortgage platform took just 10 weeks to build and is currently in beta. Bed Bath & Beyond, on the other hand, plans to foray into mortgage lending through inorganic growth.
Across every demographic, Americans want to be homeowners, but there are numerous barriers to getting there, with rising inflation, mortgage rates, home prices and even increasing rents.
The Trump administration claimed that federal courts have no authority to prevent it from carrying out its duties, while the NTEU argued that blocking a planned reduction-in-force at the CFPB is essential to ensure the agency still exists at the conclusion of the lawsuit.
The nonbank generated $164.5 million of net income in the fourth quarter of 2025. But in a departure from norm, Mat Ishbia, president and CEO of UWM, didn’t take questions from stock analysts.
Bank and mortgage industry groups are calling for broad reforms to bank capital requirements. Meanwhile, reactions to pending proposals from the Fed tied to bank mortgage holdings and MSRs were mixed.
Talk of a capital raise for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac has waned in recent months, leading some policy experts to question whether the Trump administration has the appetite to take the GSEs public.