Thousands of agents have lost their go-to originators, leaving $15B in buyer-side business up for grabs. Plus, mortgage economists dust off their crystal balls for '27.
Oct 19, 2026
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6 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
Day Two of Annual: Credit reform rumors, mortgage tech deals, a wholesale acquisition, the layoffs nobody's talking about & surprisingly good vibes in Chicago.
Oct 12, 2026
4 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
Karen Postiglioni traces that number back to its source & asks a simple question: What’s actually in it?
Aug 27, 2026
UWM rebuilds its balance sheet with a historic $2B recap while Valon makes its boldest bid yet to unseat ICE in mortgage servicing.
Aug 5, 2026
5 min read
Plus: eye-popping VantageScore files, Chris Gallo's sentencing math, loanDepot's return to wholesale & more
Jul 31, 2026
Top lenders & small shops alike are building origination systems they hope to sell. Plus, UWM previews its Rocket defense, foreclosures hit highest level since '20 & more.
Jul 27, 2026
RETR’s new index reveals which mortgage companies build durable Realtor relationships. Plus, PrimeLending loses $$$ in Q2, a debate over the cheapest mortgage system on earth & more
Jul 24, 2026
Equifax says nobody thinks of it as gaming. Plus: three lenders dominate GSE repurchases & our $1.1M Brooklyn co-op offer falls short.
Jul 22, 2026
Lenders have less than six months to untangle old plugins, undocumented workflows & applications nobody remembers building.
Jul 20, 2026
We dig into the AI 'replacement theory' in mortgage, Pulte hunts for a plane, Ishbia's net worth slides, PennyMac trims in TN & a top exec is out at NMB...
Jun 22, 2026
Insiders dish on Figure's $717M Kiavi deal, a new CFPB boss, new non-QM guidelines & the dumbest-smartest mortgage fraud you'll read about this year.
Jun 12, 2026
Cali appeals court revives Guild's claims against CCM in ‘poaching’ case. Plus, we take you inside the deal for Kiavi, share a scary & low-tech way for an IMB to get hacked & much more
Jun 10, 2026
We look at how raids & deportations have impacted lending in Hispanic communities. Plus, why mortgage rates may remain elevated & more
Jan 5, 2026
12 min read
