Archive: Every Mortgage Industry Story

mortgage tech

Nov 6, 2026

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6 min read

A Mortgage Tech Sales Pitch Gone Wrong 😧

nCino takes a swing at BIG POS & hits an unexpected target. Plus, the mortgage job hunt, & FICO's '27 pricing mystery.

James Kleimann

NEXA

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LOs, Have You Actually Read Your Contract? 👀

Nov 4, 2026

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6 min read

LOs, Have You Actually Read Your Contract? 👀

We review LO employment agreements at three of America's biggest lenders. Plus, Pulte's new political headache & UWM's peculiar return to profitability.

James Kleimann

Sagent

How Lenders Are Buying, Scrubbing & Chasing Leads With AI

Nov 3, 2026

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5 min read

How Lenders Are Buying, Scrubbing & Chasing Leads With AI

This special edition of The Mortgage Scoop is brought to you exclusively by Plaid.

James Kleimann

Sagent

CCM Goes After Ex-LOs. Plus, Are You Training Your AI Replacement?

Nov 2, 2026

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6 min read

CCM Goes After Ex-LOs. Plus, Are You Training Your AI Replacement?

CrossCountry sends cease-and-desists to former producers, while industry leaders are told to disguise job-killing AI as a helpful assistant.

James Kleimann

NEXA

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Rocket Plays Offense. Pennymac Plays Defense. FICO Plays Netflix

Oct 30, 2026

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5 min read

Rocket Plays Offense. Pennymac Plays Defense. FICO Plays Netflix

Two mortgage giants, two very different playbooks for a brutal rate environment. Plus: Zillow's zero-down catch, FICO goes SaaS & more lender distress.

James Kleimann

Sagent

LOs on the Front Lines & Lenders for Sale

Oct 28, 2026

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5 min read

LOs on the Front Lines & Lenders for Sale

Originators deal w/ shrinking pipelines, pickier buyers, & more work upfront. Plus, two lenders in play & an $11,620 EPO from hell.

James Kleimann

Experian

FICO Freezes Prices. But There's a Catch.

Oct 26, 2026

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6 min read

FICO Freezes Prices. But There's a Catch.

Fair Isaac's $10 deal has strings attached, the $9T servicing market keeps shifting & a new survey reveals why lenders hate their subservicers.

James Kleimann

Freddie Mac

Fannie & Freddie just complicated your AI strategy

Oct 23, 2026

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5 min read

Fannie & Freddie just complicated your AI strategy

Two GSEs, two increasingly different AI rulebooks. Here's what lenders need to know. Plus, UWM's $80B servicing sale, Trump's watered-down EO & layoffs at a top-5 lender.

James Kleimann

M&A

Trump Wants Cheaper Mortgages. Here's the Catch.

Oct 21, 2026

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6 min read

Trump Wants Cheaper Mortgages. Here's the Catch.

Draft executive order could save borrowers thousands on refis. Plus, more Better drama, an AI loan officer working overtime & a significant mortgage M&A deal.

James Kleimann

A Mortgage Tech Sales Pitch Gone Wrong 😧

LOs, Have You Actually Read Your Contract? 👀

How Lenders Are Buying, Scrubbing & Chasing Leads With AI

CCM Goes After Ex-LOs. Plus, Are You Training Your AI Replacement?

Rocket Plays Offense. Pennymac Plays Defense. FICO Plays Netflix

LOs on the Front Lines & Lenders for Sale

FICO Freezes Prices. But There's a Catch.

Fannie & Freddie just complicated your AI strategy

Trump Wants Cheaper Mortgages. Here's the Catch.

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

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