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Aug 3, 2026

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Goodbye, Vishal 👋 & Chase is Coming for 850 LOs

Jul 31, 2026

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ICE Blinks on SDK Billing

Jul 29, 2026

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4 min read

Then Morgan Stanley Took Him to the U.S. Open 🎾

Jul 27, 2026

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5 min read

The DIY LOS Era Is Here

Jul 24, 2026

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5 min read

Analysis: These Lenders Own the Strongest Realtor Relationships

Jul 22, 2026

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5 min read

A VantageScore 710 & a FICO 660 Walk Into a Bar 🍺

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Ishbia Raises $2B & Kills the Dividend 🥵

Aug 5, 2026

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5 min read

Ishbia Raises $2B & Kills the Dividend 🥵

UWM rebuilds its balance sheet with a historic $2B recap while Valon makes its boldest bid yet to unseat ICE in mortgage servicing.

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ICE's Hate-Love Relationship with Mortgage

Rocket's empire-building, FICO's lobbying efforts, plus: who's buying tech

Aug 29, 2025

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12 min read

Death & Life of Trigger Leads And Inside CFPB's Gutting

EPM's default troubles, UWM's Refi 90 rates, plus: What has Vought wrought?

Aug 27, 2025

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11 min read

loanDepot's Founder Mode & JPM's "shitty" mortgage biz

Plus, mortgage fraud by the numbers and Barry Habib at Mar-a-Lago

Aug 25, 2025

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12 min read

Inside UWM's hyper-growth strategy (don't call it retail)

Plus, Pulte's favorite child, winning refis from servicers & more

Sep 3, 2025

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10 min read

Most Recent

Goodbye, Vishal 👋 & Chase is Coming for 850 LOs

ICE Blinks on SDK Billing

Then Morgan Stanley Took Him to the U.S. Open 🎾

The DIY LOS Era Is Here

Analysis: These Lenders Own the Strongest Realtor Relationships

A VantageScore 710 & a FICO 660 Walk Into a Bar 🍺

Ishbia Raises $2B & Kills the Dividend 🥵

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Featured

ICE's Hate-Love Relationship with Mortgage

Death & Life of Trigger Leads And Inside CFPB's Gutting

loanDepot's Founder Mode & JPM's "shitty" mortgage biz

Inside UWM's hyper-growth strategy (don't call it retail)

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in the halls, it's here first.