We review LO employment agreements at three of America's biggest lenders. Plus, Pulte's new political headache & UWM's peculiar return to profitability.
Nov 4, 2026
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6 min read
Two mortgage giants, two very different playbooks for a brutal rate environment. Plus: Zillow's zero-down catch, FICO goes SaaS & more lender distress.
Oct 30, 2026
5 min read
Robots, AI hype & a reality check from Annual. Plus, GSE buybacks surge, a shakeup at Lower & one last bit of Chicago gossip.
Oct 16, 2026
7 min read
The parties are stacked. The guest list is shrinking. We crunched three years of MBA Annual attendance data to see who’s in, who’s out & who’s switching teams. Plus, KP challenges the assumption that women draw smaller crowds.
Oct 11, 2026
9 min read
Plus: eye-popping VantageScore files, Chris Gallo's sentencing math, loanDepot's return to wholesale & more
Jul 31, 2026
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
Apr 29, 2026
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
Apr 24, 2026
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?
Apr 22, 2026
Rocket leader on exploring mortgage partnership opportunities. Plus, more thoughts on the Benchmark case, DMT layoffs & more
Apr 20, 2026
4 min read
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
Apr 17, 2026
