May 2026

Former Newrez CIO takes same position at Union Home Mortgage

Former Newrez CIO takes same position at Union Home Mortgage

Union Home Mortgage made another major hire this year, appointing a new chief information officer Tuesday. Processing Content Dino Lack, a 21-year veteran in the mortgage technology space, will lead Union Home’s efforts to improve the lending experience through advanced workflow automation and artificial intelligence integration, the company said in a press release. “We believe […]

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UWM posts strong Q1 in the midst of Two Harbors battle

UWM Holdings, locked in a battle with CrossCountry for Two Harbors Investment, had a banner first quarter, with GAAP net earnings of $170.4 million. Processing Content This compared with $165.5 million in the fourth quarter, and a net loss of $247 million for the first quarter of 2025. Addressing the transaction, Chairman, CEO and President

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Anthropic launches bank-friendly AI agents, vendor alliances

Key insight: Anthropic, a company that was designated a supply chain risk by the Pentagon a little over a month ago, has been embraced by large banks and their vendors. Expert quote: “The largest institutions have the ability to explore this space at a scale and with a degree of experimentation that a mid-market bank

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US punts on debt auctions, signaling no changes into 2027

The US Treasury signaled it’s still comfortable issuing the shortest-dated debt to meet escalating government borrowing needs — even as warnings emerge about the strategy’s risks. Processing Content The Treasury anticipates keeping nominal note and bond sale sizes unchanged “for at least the next several quarters,” the department said in a quarterly statement on debt

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New Luxury Presence platform combines AI tools and marketing

Luxury Presence has introduced a new technology platform designed to consolidate marketing, customer management and advertising tools into a single system for real estate agents. The product — called the Presence Platform — brings together several functions typically handled across multiple vendors, including customer relationship management (CRM), social media marketing, listing advertising and client engagement

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Inventory is rising, but homes are selling faster

Rising inventory has often meant homes are taking longer to sell. That may be starting to shift in 2026. New HousingWire data suggests the 2026 housing market is becoming more capable of processing available inventory, even as more homes come online nationally. National inventory was up 2.3% year over year in the latest weekly data,

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The immigration cliff: How America’s population shift is quietly reshaping the rental market

For years, multifamily underwriting has treated population growth as a constant factor. However, that assumption has masked an important distinction: not all demand is created equal. Workforce housing demand and Class A housing demand are increasingly being driven by different forces. This divergence is becoming more visible in current data. First-quarter data point to a

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Reverse Mastermind Summit kicks off with practical advice, choice words

Reverse mortgage professionals converged in Knoxville, Tennessee, this week for the inaugural Reverse Mastermind Summit — a three-day event designed to bolster the sales skills of industry newcomers by surrounding them with knowledge from industry veterans. The event opened Tuesday with remarks from three leaders behind the event — Loren Riddick of NEXA Lending, Shannon

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