PennyMac Financial Services upsizes debt offering by $200 million; Freedom Mortgage is set to issue $500 million of senior unsecured notes; Beeline Labs raises capital for MagicBlocks; Rocktop Technologies and One Diligence launch an AI-enabled natural disaster risk evaluation solution; Usherpa launches a new workflow management tool.

Northpointe Bank could raise upwards of $200 million via an initial public offering. The bank said the IPO could help to double its warehouse lending business and increase production of a unique non-agency mortgage.

As natural disasters are becoming increasingly devasting, homeowners insurance is struggling to keep up.

To increase already substantial market shares, nonbank mortgage companies are investing in proprietary technology for originations and servicing.

The company wants to help real estate agents become mortgage brokers and close loans with less overhead costs.

Loan originators want to see guidelines expanded for borrowers with variable sources of income.

Experienced appraisers combine flood disclosure information and local knowledge to provide appraisal values that reflect the underlying risk to the property. And less-experienced appraisers were found to assign higher property values to homes in flood areas.

FCC one-to-one consent rule vacated; CFPB details cash-out refi usage; RiskSpan launches MSR analytics offering; AI tool helps with mortgage applications in Spanish.

Scott Turner, nominee for secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, told senators during his confirmation hearing that Congress holds the purse strings.

While electronic closings offer faster turn times, adoption of the technology comes with some complications. Still, the share of eNotes is expected to triple by 2028.