Academy Mortgage won an appeal in a case involving attorney's fees associated with a lawsuit filed under the False Claims Act.

Brian Vieaux, president of MISMO, said the dataset aims to make it easier for aspiring homeowners to succeed by creating a standard shared language that can be used between counselors, lenders and the broader mortgage ecosystem.

MetLife's new global head of real estate and agricultural finance comes from Blackstone.

“Demand [for mortgages] remains highly rate-sensitive despite increased [housing] inventory,” according to Bob Broeksmit, president and CEO of the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Endorsements of FHA home equity conversion mortgages rose 3.2% on an annual basis to $14.17 billion in 2025.

Ellington Financial is set to issue a non-agency MBS with GSE-eligible mortgages originated by Pennymac.

Didi Parks, vice president of national accounts at Incenter Diligence Solutions, a third-party review firm, said it’s important that originators offering a new product ensure their staff is well trained, because if not all underwriting requirements are met, the originator could take pricing hits or might not be able to sell the loans at all.

The GSEs plan to announce a new adoption date for the Uniform Closing Dataset during the fourth quarter of 2026.

Fannie said the changes were made in response to feedback from lenders.