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Jan 12, 2026

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What Happens When the Fed Isn’t Independent

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Rates Dip Below 6% & The Biggest Problem in Mortgage Tech

Jan 7, 2026

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14 min read

UWM at 40 & The New (Vertical) Mortgage Playbook

Jan 5, 2026

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12 min read

ICE Raids, ITIN Loans & a Mortgage Market on Edge

Dec 31, 2025

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13 min read

Inside the First 5 Months of The Mortgage Scoop

Dec 29, 2025

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The 2025 Mortgage Person of the Year

Rocket Companies

The CRE Playbook Comes for the 30-Year Mortgage

Jan 14, 2026

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13 min read

The CRE Playbook Comes for the 30-Year Mortgage

Ackman pitches a plan to reduce rates by 65 bps, a farewell to Glenn Kelman & his foxhole, ranking the top agency servicers, who really owns the P&L & more.

James Kleimann

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