The retail channel lost market share in conventional-conforming, government-insured and nonconforming originations in the first quarter of 2025. (Includes two data tables.)
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HUD housing counseling services help streamline the application process for borrowers, saving originators time and money, panelists said last week at MISMO’s spring summit in Boston.
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Although mortgage production and loan sales fell in the first quarter of 2025, banks and thrifts saw a significant increase in income from mortgage-banking operations. (Includes two data tables.)
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Some 82 banks and thrifts completed repurchases and indemnifications of residential mortgages during the first quarter of 2025. Repurchase volume was down 16.3% compared with the previous quarter. (Includes data table.)
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Zillow’s “enhanced markets” strategy pairs high-performing real estate agents with loan originators from Zillow’s mortgage unit. The effort helped Zillow double its originations on an annual basis in 2024.
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A provision in the Senate’s tax and spending bill would require the government to sell some federal land for residential housing development.
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In states with data privacy laws, the mortgage-denial gap between minority and non-minority mortgage borrowers is 3% lower than in states without the privacy laws, according to researchers.
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