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Bad Actor Whack-a-Mole & the Lead Gravedigger

Oct 27, 2025

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12 min read

Bad Actor Whack-a-Mole & the Lead Gravedigger

Being shady is worth the risk to some. Plus, a new mortgage tech co. pitches a 77% profit margin on 'dead' leads & more

James Kleimann

Mortgage broker

Mortgage's Wild West & a Shakeup in the MI Space

Oct 24, 2025

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12 min read

Mortgage's Wild West & a Shakeup in the MI Space

Exposing questionable practices in the broker space, takeaways from AIME FUSE, Barry Habib running point on the LLPAs & more

James Kleimann

The Mortgage AI Bubble & What Lending Execs Really Think of Their Vendor Partners

Oct 23, 2025

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11 min read

The Mortgage AI Bubble & What Lending Execs Really Think of Their Vendor Partners

Dispatches from MBA '25 in Vegas, Jason Stenger lands at Rate, farewell Priscilla Almodovar & more

James Kleimann

Rocket Companies

Oct 20, 2025

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12 min read

You Survived '25. Now What?

Dispatches from MBA '25 in Vegas, Rocket's layoffs, the new appraisal workforce & more

James Kleimann

mortgage tech

Women 'Need to Earn It' & Ripping Out Your Tech Stack

Oct 17, 2025

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12 min read

Women 'Need to Earn It' & Ripping Out Your Tech Stack

A look at the glass ceiling in mortgage, what it's like to rip out your tech stack & start over, Freedom's aggressive servicing strategy & much more

James Kleimann

HUD

Upstart Brokers Not 'Fighting Fair' & Push Button, Get Tahiti

Oct 15, 2025

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12 min read

Upstart Brokers Not 'Fighting Fair' & Push Button, Get Tahiti

Lawsuit shines an accusatory spotlight on how these broker shops are growing so big, so fast. Plus, UWM's rewards program for servicing, the axe falls at HUD & more

James Kleimann

MBA

MBA Annual Party List & Goat Turns Player-Coach

Oct 13, 2025

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9 min read

MBA Annual Party List & Goat Turns Player-Coach

Shant's new avatar, plus: Ten Commandments for Vegas

James Kleimann

optimal blue

ICE's Bet on Betting & The Mortgage Industry's NAR Lawsuit?

Oct 10, 2025

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13 min read

ICE's Bet on Betting & The Mortgage Industry's NAR Lawsuit?

ICE Mortgage Technology's parent just made a huge investment in Polymarket. Plus, how Movement LOs are feeling, Tish James's indictment, a "3 card monte" & more

James Kleimann

NEXA

Oct 8, 2025

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11 min read

Meet the Mortgage Cartel (You’re In It)

Price-fixing allegations hit OB & top lenders; plus, Equifax ups the ante & why it matters when mid-sized producers leave

James Kleimann

Bad Actor Whack-a-Mole & the Lead Gravedigger

Mortgage's Wild West & a Shakeup in the MI Space

The Mortgage AI Bubble & What Lending Execs Really Think of Their Vendor Partners

You Survived '25. Now What?

Women 'Need to Earn It' & Ripping Out Your Tech Stack

Upstart Brokers Not 'Fighting Fair' & Push Button, Get Tahiti

MBA Annual Party List & Goat Turns Player-Coach

ICE's Bet on Betting & The Mortgage Industry's NAR Lawsuit?

Meet the Mortgage Cartel (You’re In It)

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

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