The proposals would preempt 12 state laws designed to discourage banks from inflating escrow-account balances as a source of interest-free funding.

"We’re not going to destroy the value of their homes so that somebody that didn’t work very hard can buy a home," President Trump said Thursday. "We’re going to make it easier to buy. We’re going to get interest rates down, but I want to protect the people that for the first time in their lives feel good about themselves."

Many student loan borrowers are facing repayment requirements for the first time in years.

Interest rates on mortgages are expected to remain in a narrow band in the near future.

"What we’re looking for is greater insight into what actions they may take," said Peter Federico, president, CEO and chief investment officer of AGNC Investment.

Better added that it expects to achieve profitability by September, with the performance measured on an earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization basis.

The Mortgage Compliance Dataset is designed to streamline supervisory compliance examinations for home loans by establishing a common language for supervisory data exchange.

Mortgage applications declined by 8.5% last week compared to the week prior.

Some 6,836 mortgage-related complaints were filed with the bureau between October and December, up 9.7% from the third quarter of 2025.

The trade group representing Equifax, Experian and TransUnion says they're not the source of rising credit score costs; FICO is.