FHFA announces 2025 conforming loan limits; rejection rate for refis hits survey high; home sales projected to increase; split in home price trends based on location; signs of stabilization for property insurance.

A more challenging housing market has led more homebuyers to seek guidance from loan officers, according to a new J.D. Power survey.

Lenders, servicers and tech vendors are touting their latest products that include AI; many borrowers don’t appear to be ready to embrace AI in the mortgage process; and a handful of non-AI announcements.

Mesa’s funding round included investments from Vera Equity, Redwood Trust Horizons and Clocktower Ventures.

Interest rates tick up, mortgage applications slow near the end of September and refi rate locks spike during the month; Annaly turns to Rocket for subservicing and retention; Fairway touts returning employees; mortgage tech developments; SitusAMC sells loan insurance entity.

Soaring home price appreciation in recent years has created plenty of tappable home equity. Firms offering equity-extraction products use various techniques to make homeowners aware of their offerings.

United Wholesale Mortgage has introduced a new AI-based platform to help its brokers recapture borrowers with a refinance.

Lower interest rates bring refi opportunities; borrowers experience frustration at closing; improvements at Provident Funding Associates; Spanish translation efforts; tech firm acquires mortgage brokerage.

With interest rates on mortgages set to come down, some lenders are looking to quickly adopt tech to help with originations. Blend Labs is seeing lenders use more of the tech vendor’s products and an automated refi offering is on the way.

Rocket is turning profits again after taking a loss in 2023. Now the lender is working to regain the market share it lost, using various strategies for both purchase mortgages and refinances.