PrimeLending took a pre-tax loss of $2.0 million in the second quarter of 2026, following a $2.4 million loss in the first quarter.

The MBA now projects that the unemployment rate will hold at 4.3% through the end of the third quarter of 2026, before rising to 4.4% in the fourth quarter.

"We’re comfortable with risk from many of the sellers out there that are already making those loans and selling them elsewhere," said Jason Harris, co-founder and CEO of Button Finance.

Equity Prime Mortgage, AmeriTrust Mortgage and OCMBC had their DE approval terminated in several regions.

Average condo prices declined by 0.7% on an annual basis as of mid-July, according to Intercontinental Exchange.

The correspondent aggregator's volume was up 14.1% on a quarterly basis.

Mark Begor, CEO of Equifax, dismissed concerns that mortgage lenders are looking at scores from both FICO and VantageScore to determine which score to use with mortgages delivered to the GSEs.

“Incoming data showed that inflation dropped in June, but with oil prices spiking again, that improvement seems unlikely to continue in July data, and mortgage rates are likely to remain higher as a result,” said Mike Fratantoni, a senior vice president and chief economist at the Mortgage Bankers Association.

The most frequently cited growth strategy was increasing production from the existing sales team, selected by 75% of respondents surveyed by The Mortgage Collective.

Home prices were up 3.0% on an annual basis in June, the highest annual growth rate in the past 10 months, according to Redfin.