May 19, 2026By Brandon IveyShort Takes: Non-Agency Market Gaining Notice / Home Prices Increase in April / HEI Provider Enters Wholesale / Two Harbors Shareholder Vote Extended“Regulators are taking more notice of this part of the market,” Bob Broeksmit, president and CEO of the Mortgage Bankers Association, said of the non-agency sector.
May 18, 2026By James DohnertShort Takes: First Colony Teams With Tidalwave on AI / Sachem Capital, IRG Team Up / Panorama Rebrands / TFG Launches HELOC PlatformFirst Colony has fully deployed the AI-powered point-of-sale platform after a pilot rollout.
May 15, 2026By James DohnertShort Takes: UWM Offers Incentive for Anniversary / AI Voice Assistant Gets Update / Achieve Launches TPO Channel / Hancock Whitney to Acquire One Florida BankUnited Wholesale Mortgage is offering brokers an 86-basis-point pricing incentive to celebrate the lender's 40th anniversary.
May 13, 2026By Brandon IveyShort Takes: Two Harbors Calls UWM Offer ‘Predatory’ / Warsh Approved for Fed Governor / Linkhome to Acquire Small Lender / Go Mortgage Entering Wholesale
May 12, 2026By Brandon IveyShort Takes: Sales of Existing Homes Barely Budge in April / Proxy Advisor Weighs in on Two Harbors / Rithm Preps $500 Million Debt Offering
May 8, 2026By Brandon IveyShort Takes: Uncharacteristic Slowdown in 2Q / CCM Raises Purchase Price for Two Harbors / Losses Increase at Blend / Freddie Offers CRT
May 5, 2026By Brandon IveyShort Takes: UWM Frustrated by Two Harbors / Heated Rivalry With Credit Scores / Banks See Increasing Demand for HELOCs / Non-Agency REITs Take Losses in 1Q