loanDepot will launch a new white-label home equity line of credit product powered by Figure that can provide homeowners an equity payout in as little as five days.

The rise in home equity lending by nonbanks is driving increased use of artificial intelligence in the appraisal process.

A new proof-of-concept between Amazon Web Services and Rocket Close highlighted the potential to use AI to extract data from complex mortgage documents.

Automated appraisal models are contributing to disparities in property taxes between different populations, according to consumer advocates.

Loan officers can get a leg up against the competition by learning about available downpayment assistance programs.

Better and Coinbase have partnered to allow borrowers to pledge holdings of tokenized assets to fund their downpayment, without the need to liquidate the assets.

Artificial intelligence tools that are specifically designed for mortgage tasks offer more accurate results than general-purpose AI models, according to a new study.

The Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization last week announced that its dataset that standardizes counseling data is ready for adoption.

Young generations are investing in risky endeavors, such as day trading, sports betting and prediction markets, to build wealth instead of through homeownership.

Earnings reports from public companies showed gains in production-related and servicing income during the fourth quarter, but the broader MBA performance study found declines on both sides of the business. (Includes data tables.)