The Mortgage Scoop is an independent media outlet covering the people, power, and money shaping the U.S. mortgage and housing finance industry — without the fluff, spin, or corporate filter.
Founded by veteran housing journalist James Kleimann, The Mortgage Scoop exists for one simple reason: the most important stories in this industry are often the ones nobody wants to talk about publicly. We focus on what’s really happening inside lenders, servicers, broker shops, fintechs, regulators, and trade groups — the good, the bad, and the occasionally absurd.
We are not rewriting press releases here at The Scoop. It’s sourced reporting, original analysis, and unvarnished commentary informed by deep industry relationships and years of covering the mortgage industry from the inside. From M&A drama and regulatory shakeups to sales culture, compensation wars, and the technology reshaping housing finance, The Mortgage Scoop connects the dots others won’t.
Our audience includes top mortgage executives, originators, investors, fintech founders, compliance pros, Realtors, politicians, and anyone who wants to understand how this industry actually works, not how it’s marketed. If it’s being whispered about in group texts, or conference hallways, there’s a good chance you’ll read about it here.
Published by Ten31 Media, The Scoop produces free weekly editions alongside premium Insider reporting that goes deeper, moves faster, and pulls back the curtain further. Subscribers get exclusive stories, early access, off-the-record insights, and a front-row seat to the conversations shaping housing finance.
We aren’t here chasing clicks. We chase clarity, accountability, and truth, even when it makes people uncomfortable.
If you care about where the mortgage industry is headed, you’re in the right place.