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Fairway, Longbridge lead reverse mortgage presence at The Gathering

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This week at The Gathering by HousingWire, reverse mortgages took center stage on Tuesday as HW Media CEO Clayton Collins welcomed two leading industry executives to the stage. Dan Ventura, the president of reverse mortgage lending at Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp., and Chris Mayer, CEO of Longbridge Financial, spoke in front of the assembled professionals […]

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What makes a strong leader? The women of housing offer their thoughts

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The women of the housing industry took to the stage on Wednesday morning during the Women of Influence Forum to share leadership stories and strategies on the final day of The Gathering by HousingWire. For Michelle Sipe, the senior vice president of operations at insurance firm SimplyIOA, one of the most important leadership lessons she

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The 7 best real estate CRMs for every agent in 2025

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Want to scale your business faster? Real estate CRM software will help. Today’s CRMs make it easy to keep your deals on track, generate, convert and nurture leads on autopilot, and automate the tedious but critical daily tasks that build lasting client relationships. Our team of experienced agents reviewed dozens of real estate CRMs to

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Tips for aging in place from … Best Buy?

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Best practices for aging in place can come from a wide variety of academic and informational sources, but how often do you get these tips from the same place you browse the latest in TV and home theater technology? U.S. electronics retailer Best Buy is offering information on its technology product that could make aging

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Xactus integrates flood compliance solution with ICE’s mortgage servicing system

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Xactus on Wednesday announced the completion of its integration with MSP, the loan servicing system operated by Intercontinental Exchange (ICE). The integration enables mortgage servicers to receive automated flood zone determination updates directly into their systems without manual intervention. “This integration is a market-changing development for both Xactus and mortgage servicers who rely on systems

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Senate confirms Andrew Hughes as HUD’s deputy secretary

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Following his nomination for the role in March, the Senate on Tuesday confirmed Andrew Hughes as the deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under Secretary Scott Turner. Hughes succeeds Adrianne Todman, who effectively served as HUD secretary for the final 10 months of the Biden administration. Todman left HUD

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Lower settles poaching suit involving Thrive Mortgage staff

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Mortgage lender Lower and Residential Wholesale Mortgage moved to settle a poaching suit filed in a federal Texas court earlier this year. Details regarding the terms are sparse from a notice filed by Lower May 16, however, it wraps up litigation over Residential allegedly poaching employees that Lower acquired via its Thrive Mortgage acquisition. The

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Banks vs IMBs: who wins the HELOC war?

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In the race to capture home equity line of credit customers, non-bank lenders say they have plenty to offer compared to their larger competitors. All mortgage players are staring at a lucrative HELOC opportunity in the next two years with soaring equity alongside stale mortgage rates and rising consumer debt. While homeowners who secured ultra-low

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CFPB lawsuit hinges on Trump’s ‘faithful’ execution of laws

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Bloomberg News President Trump’s efforts to unilaterally and radically reduce the workforce at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is teeing up a rarely-considered constitutional question: if Congress makes the laws and the president enforces them, can the courts intervene if they think those laws are not being enforced “faithfully?” Appellate judges overseeing the ongoing legal

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Angel Oak Mortgage raises $350.2 million in MBS

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As non-prime mortgage assets continue to make up a significant portion of mortgage-backed securities (MBS) deals, Angel Oak Mortgage Fund is preparing to issue $350.2 million in MBS secured by a portfolio dominated by mortgage loans considered non-qualified or exempt from ability to repay rules. Non-qualified mortgages account for most of the loans, at 55.2%,

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