Bill Cosgrove lands AmeriTrust, borrowers make peace with higher rates & The Mortgage Scoop prepares to get a mortgage.
Jul 17, 2026
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5 min read
Bankrate says borrowers are overpaying by $65B a year(!). We dig in. Plus: a new GSE construction-loan push, VC tech bros discover mortgage is hard, & where a pair of $100M+ producers are going.
Jun 26, 2026
7 min read
Investor Funding Corp. is gone & employees say they weren’t paid. Plus, Trump won’t sign landmark housing bill & Freedom goes after ex-exec over LOS tech
Jun 24, 2026
6 min read
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
YouTube gurus giving bad advice to green investors is causing market instability. Plus, an argument for zero-down FHA loans, how to comply with the GSEs' AI rules, new tech for Shant & more
May 29, 2026
Impairments are up & guidelines are changing. Plus, a new boss at Mortgage Cadence, crisis comms tips for Blend, UWM's failed pursuit of Two & more
Apr 3, 2026
10 min read
Nima Ghamsari founded a mortgage lender in '25. Plus, how a non-del can service mortgages, Opendoor's latest buy, growing non-QM concerns & more
Apr 1, 2026
8 min read
Is a digital lender's LO-free mortgage experience a glimpse into the future? Plus, CCM explores new tech & a mortgage insurance shakeup
Mar 25, 2026
Two call-center mortgage giants allege the other is violating LO Comp & harming customers. Plus: Blend’s AI push & Sprout's Michael Strauss is "judgement-proof"
Mar 11, 2026
Fool me thrice? The cold calculus of capital in mortgage. Plus, wholesale shops are going vertical, the latest GSE repurchase trends & more
Jan 19, 2026
13 min read
Cake Mortgage has warehouse problems. Plus, Absolute Home Loans acquires a lender, MBA has a hill it won't die on & more
Dec 1, 2025
