The Scoop gets louder, Mutual of Omaha considers its next move, two industry execs tie the knot, Brian Vieaux is "nuts" & much more!
Sep 18, 2026
•
6 min read
Mortgage M&A is heating up as profitable but aging & undercapitalized lenders consider exits. These mid-sized lenders are lining up to buy them
Sep 14, 2026
7 min read
A candid conversation with a frustrated LO who's ready to exit, housing bill hits the Trump wall, Michael Strauss fallout continues & more scoops from around the industry.
Jul 10, 2026
Lender must wait to collect until after Chris Gallo's criminal trial concludes. Plus, Argentina tries to create a mortgage market, Trump is sour on ROAD to Housing Act, GSEs release credit data & more
Jul 2, 2026
A House-passed veterans benefits bill could make VA streamlines waaaaay more expensive. Plus: Nima’s lender LARP, UWM’s beaten-down stock, Kevin Warsh’s Fed playbook, PennyMac turns on VantageScore & more.
Jun 29, 2026
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
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
A new chair with no dot on the dot plot, a $1T servicer betting on voice AI, and the data on who's keeping past clients & .
Jun 17, 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
5 min read
An unexpected retention battle emerges, Two Harbors' Wu Tang Clan ultimatum for UWM & more
Jun 8, 2026
The NEXA boss says he is NOT doing retail. Plus, Lower loses key staffers, that Rocket Super Bowl ad & more
Feb 9, 2026
13 min read
We explore the rapid rise of AI mortgage marketplaces. Plus, fresh agency securitization trends & whoa—did Pulte cause PennyMac's woes?!
Feb 6, 2026
12 min read
A mortgage servicing correction is spooking Wall Street. Plus, another lead gen platform gets bought, $250B in rent-to-own Trump Homes(?!), a rumored consultancy marriage & more
Feb 4, 2026
The tech platform might just be MSP's biggest threat. Plus, the Maxwell M&A rumor, GSEs apparently didn't want to approve VS4.0 & more.
Feb 2, 2026
10 min read
An unpopular-but-credible theory on what AI will do to industry jobs. Plus, a rise in TCPA lawsuits, PMI trends, Grella prevails over Kortas in lawsuit & more
Jan 27, 2026
11 min read
We have details on key personnel changes at ICE. Plus, what the mortgage industry can learn from a college football coach, how long the refi window will remain open, FHA suspensions & much more.
Jan 21, 2026
Ackman pitches a plan to reduce rates by 65 bps, a farewell to Glenn Kelman & his foxhole, ranking the top agency servicers, who really owns the P&L & more.
Jan 14, 2026
A look at how political control over the Fed would impact the mortgage market. Plus, when LOs move to new companies, the literal bet on housing markets & more
Jan 12, 2026
