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"The worst hedge of all time"

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Ishbia Raises $2B & Kills the Dividend 🥵

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

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Vishal’s Back (?) & Where LOs Go After M&A

Better founder launched a bid to reclaim his company. Plus, you bought the lender, but you might be renting the sales staff

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ICE's Hate-Love Relationship with Mortgage

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

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

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

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Most Recent

"The worst hedge of all time"

MSRs are hot. Condos are a nightmare. 🔥😱

What $1.5B From Oaktree Actually Cost Ishbia

Ishbia Raises $2B & Kills the Dividend 🥵

Goodbye, Vishal 👋 & Chase is Coming for 850 LOs

ICE Blinks on SDK Billing

Vishal’s Back (?) & Where LOs Go After M&A

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

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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