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What $1.5B From Oaktree Actually Cost Ishbia

Aug 7, 2026

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7 min read

What $1.5B From Oaktree Actually Cost Ishbia

Inside the deal terms, why big broker shops are taking Pylon's calls, & the Zillow Home Loans numbers that should worry every LO w/ an MSA.

James Kleimann

mortgage tech

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.

James Kleimann

Depository bank

Goodbye, Vishal 👋 & Chase is Coming for 850 LOs

Aug 3, 2026

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6 min read

Goodbye, Vishal 👋 & Chase is Coming for 850 LOs

Garg is ousted as Better CEO. We unpack what's next for the company & run the numbers behind Jamie Dimon's splashy $750B housing pledge.

James Kleimann

mortgage tech

Jul 31, 2026

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5 min read

ICE Blinks on SDK Billing

Plus: eye-popping VantageScore files, Chris Gallo's sentencing math, loanDepot's return to wholesale & more

James Kleimann

Morgan Stanley

Jul 29, 2026

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4 min read

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

Inside the strange economics of private-bank jumbo lending.

James Kleimann

mortgage tech

Jul 27, 2026

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5 min read

The DIY LOS Era Is Here

Top lenders & small shops alike are building origination systems they hope to sell. Plus, UWM previews its Rocket defense, foreclosures hit highest level since '20 & more.

James Kleimann

NFM Lending

Jul 24, 2026

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5 min read

Analysis: These Lenders Own the Strongest Realtor Relationships

RETR’s new index reveals which mortgage companies build durable Realtor relationships. Plus, PrimeLending loses $$$ in Q2, a debate over the cheapest mortgage system on earth & more

James Kleimann

mortgage tech

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

Jul 22, 2026

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5 min read

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

Equifax says nobody thinks of it as gaming. Plus: three lenders dominate GSE repurchases & our $1.1M Brooklyn co-op offer falls short.

James Kleimann

mortgage tech

Who’s Ready for ICE’s Encompass Deadline?

Jul 20, 2026

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6 min read

Who’s Ready for ICE’s Encompass Deadline?

Lenders have less than six months to untangle old plugins, undocumented workflows & applications nobody remembers building.

James Kleimann

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

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 🍺

Who’s Ready for ICE’s Encompass Deadline?

If it's being whisperedin the halls, it's here first.

If it's being whispered
in the halls, it's here first.