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Mortgage’s AI Reckoning Is Here

Apr 29, 2026

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6 min read

Mortgage’s AI Reckoning Is Here

Saying the “quiet part out loud” about job cuts. Plus, a scoop on who’s actually accepting VantageScore, the shakeup happening in home equity & more

James Kleimann
James Kleimann

Rocket Companies

+7

An Alliance with the ‘Playground Bully’

Apr 27, 2026

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5 min read

An Alliance with the ‘Playground Bully’

UWM partners w/ Fawaz & Sogorka’s new broker tech platform, Origna8. Plus, recruiting in '26... & more dual licensing to come?

James Kleimann
James Kleimann

Rocket Companies

+5

The Mortgage Scoop Can't Get a Mortgage

Apr 24, 2026

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5 min read

The Mortgage Scoop Can't Get a Mortgage

I'm ready to buy a home, but can't quality. Plus, Highlands Residential makes an M&A play, Mortgage Cadence’s post-acquisition honeymoon didn’t last, LO Comp reform & more

James Kleimann
James Kleimann

Rocket Companies

+5

The 99¢ Credit Pull Era Begins*

Apr 22, 2026

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5 min read

The 99¢ Credit Pull Era Begins*

VantageScore is here, but lenders don’t even know they’re in the pilot. Plus, private equity buys a top brokerage. And should you be considered a top LO if you rarely interact w/ your borrowers?

James Kleimann
James Kleimann

Rocket Companies

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Varun Krishna’s Friendship Tour

Apr 20, 2026

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4 min read

Varun Krishna’s Friendship Tour

Rocket leader on exploring mortgage partnership opportunities. Plus, more thoughts on the Benchmark case, DMT layoffs & more

James Kleimann
James Kleimann

mortgage tech

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The Mortgage Data Arms Race

Apr 19, 2026

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6 min read

The Mortgage Data Arms Race

A new edition of Vendor Wars featuring Model Match. Plus, how CCM won the bidding war for TWO, a vendor sues Pennymac & more

James Kleimann
James Kleimann

mortgage tech

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Preston Claims Benchmark Stole From Its Branches & Mortgage Tech's Bloody Week

Apr 17, 2026

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6 min read

Preston Claims Benchmark Stole From Its Branches & Mortgage Tech's Bloody Week

Ex-divisional's counterclaim says IMB heavily padded margins & retraded comp deals. Plus, unreported details from the restructurings/layoffs at Dark Matter Technologies & Mortgage Cadence

James Kleimann
James Kleimann

mortgage tech

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LOs on the Strange Spring Market & The Agent Referral Shell Game

Apr 15, 2026

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5 min read

LOs on the Strange Spring Market & The Agent Referral Shell Game

Originators say the market remains very choppy. Plus, what a restructuring at nCino/SimpleNexus means, creative ways lenders are paying agents & more

James Kleimann
James Kleimann

HUD

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A Family History of America’s Mortgage Market

Apr 13, 2026

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11 min read

A Family History of America’s Mortgage Market

A personal story about lock-in effects & how to free up inventory. Plus, Vishal Garg goes "Beast Mode" on Twitter

James Kleimann
James Kleimann
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