Figure Technology Solutions recently launched Democratized Prime, a marketplace to fund home equity lines of credit with capital from institutions and individuals.

A survey of more than 200 mortgage lenders found that automation is the most important issue for the companies in 2025.

Mortgage rates aren’t expected to move down much even if the Fed cuts interest rates next month; GSE economists slash projections for home price appreciation; ICE integrates origination and servicing platforms to originate home equity loans; majority of homeowners feeling financially stressed.

Declining equity and surging escrow payments may be a precursor to market stress in some parts of the country, analysts say.

The changes to the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System include modernized updates to the individual state license application process.

The Mortgage Bankers Association’s purchase index is a poor indicator of the health of the housing market this year, primarily because government loan applications were significantly down this time last year, according to Goldman Sachs analysts.

A U.S. appeals court ruled that a borrower is not entitled to a refund of prepaid private mortgage insurance if voluntarily canceled before the statutory termination.

A Redfin survey found that almost 25% of recent young homebuyers used family money to fund their downpayment.

The Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization has published a glossary of artificial intelligence terms and definitions.

FHA and VA purchase-mortgage volume increased by nearly 30% in the second quarter of 2025 compared with the previous quarter. GSE mortgages with private MI and agency purchase mortgages without primary MI lagged behind. (Includes two data tables.)