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movement mortgage

Oct 7, 2025

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3 min read

A Big Departure at Movement

COO Jason Stenger is out

James Kleimann

Union Home Mortgage

Sierra's Family Values, UWM's RESPA Bomb

Oct 6, 2025

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11 min read

Sierra's Family Values, UWM's RESPA Bomb

The most intriguing exodus at Better, NEXA's new look & much more

James Kleimann

Rocket Companies

Oct 3, 2025

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11 min read

FICO Sticks it to the Bureaus

How the new pricing model will really change the credit game, alternative stadium names to Mortgage Matchup. Plus: The GSEs say goodbye to New York

James Kleimann

Rocket Companies

Sep 30, 2025

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10 min read

Rocket's Broker Pitch & CCM's Playbook

How the new pricing model will really change the credit game, better stadium names than Mortgage Matchup. Plus: should top distributed retail owners build call centers?

James Kleimann

mortgage tech

Sep 29, 2025

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11 min read

What Went Wrong at Aidium?

Rescuing a troubled mortgage tech firm, WILQO's M&A play, plus: is Vegas the worst conference city?

James Kleimann

LOs

Sep 26, 2025

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12 min read

Taking the LOS Fight to ICE

Plus, Better's meme-y stock, Pulte axing rumors, Blend's new client & more

James Kleimann

Rocket Companies

Rocket’s Plan to Finally Win the Purchase Game

Sep 22, 2025

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11 min read

Rocket’s Plan to Finally Win the Purchase Game

Plus, what the Compass-Anywhere deal means for mortgage, Zillow's Flex program in legal crosshairs & more

James Kleimann

Servicing

Sep 19, 2025

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11 min read

AIME's Dirty Laundry Gets Aired

Plus, you know what they say about (mortgage) assumptions, an appraiser accused of racism rebuilds his biz, buzz ahead of MBA Annual & more

James Kleimann

M&A

Bill Cosgrove is Hungry, What Happens to Rates Post-Fed Day

Sep 17, 2025

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12 min read

Bill Cosgrove is Hungry, What Happens to Rates Post-Fed Day

Plus, how to get LOs to use the tech you spent a fortune on, why distressed borrowers will make car payments before the mortgage & more

James Kleimann

A Big Departure at Movement

Sierra's Family Values, UWM's RESPA Bomb

FICO Sticks it to the Bureaus

Rocket's Broker Pitch & CCM's Playbook

What Went Wrong at Aidium?

Taking the LOS Fight to ICE

Rocket’s Plan to Finally Win the Purchase Game

AIME's Dirty Laundry Gets Aired

Bill Cosgrove is Hungry, What Happens to Rates Post-Fed Day

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

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