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Knock closes $100M securitization, says it’s reached profitability

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Knock, a real estate technology company that helps homeowners to buy before they sell, on Tuesday announced the close of its inaugural $100 million securitization. Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. served as the initial purchaser and bookrunner for the transaction, which closed on Aug. 14 and generated strong demand from well-established institutional investors in residential mortgage-backed […]

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Rocktop’s Cade Thompson on inefficiencies in mortgage lending

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Fannie Mae‘s latest Mortgage Lender Sentiment Survey points to a growing trend of lenders that want to make the mortgage process and its various components as efficient as possible. In 2025, lenders ranked streamlined business processes, reduced costs and consumer-facing technology as their leading priorities. Every touch point in a mortgage’s life cycle — from

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Reverse mortgage lenders log Q2 profits amid home equity, AI push

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The publicly traded companies in the reverse mortgage space were largely profitable in the second quarter of 2025, despite a challenging macroeconomic backdrop.  As a group, they posted $1.2 billion in originations in Q2 2025, compared to $1 billion in the first quarter. Executives pointed to stronger demand for home equity products among seniors, as

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Evergreen Home Loans expands to 11 new states

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To continue its goal of national expansion, Evergreen Home Loans announced on Monday that it has entered 11 new states: Texas, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Wyoming, Nebraska, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Ohio and New Mexico. To support this growth, the Bellevue, Washington-based company has hired and promoted several key leaders to strengthen its regional operations.

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How McLaughlin v. McKesson will implicate lender operations

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Stripping away decades of precedence and standardized regulation makes compliance a moving target — especially for lenders whose operations span state borders — yet this is exactly what happened earlier this summer. SCOTUS’ impact on the lending landscape The Supreme Court’s June 20th decision in McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates, Inc. v. McKesson Corp. ruled that federal

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Tech Pulse: eXp’s digital twin trend; lenders urged to build AI compliance

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Welcome back to Tech Pulse — HousingWire‘s weekly series rounding up the latest in technology news, including tools, integrations and trends that impact mortgage and real estate. Here’s what happened this week: eXp Realty embraces digital twin tech to transform workflows eXp Realty isn’t dabbling in AI — it’s making digital twins a companywide mandate. CEO Leo Pareja and eXp

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Powell’s Jackson Hole speech stirs cautious optimism for housing

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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s speech on Friday at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium left real estate and mortgage professionals cautiously optimistic. While expectations are building for lower interest rates, volatility remains a concern. In his final address as Fed chair at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s annual conference, Powell signaled the possibility

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USDA is automating its loan application uploading

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced this week that it has awarded technology services firm Phoenixteam a $49 million contract to modernize its mortgage underwriting platform, the Guaranteed Underwriting System (GUS). The Arlington, V.A.-based company will overhaul GUS, which supports USDA’s guaranteed loan program for rural and farming communities. Phoenixteam said the updates will

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ADUs could remedy America’s housing crisis, but obstacles remain

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Industry veteran Bill Dallas, chairman of Dallas Capital and former president of Finance of America, says accessory dwelling units (ADUs) still face major hurdles before they can become a reliable solution to what he calls the nation’s “largest social challenge:” affordable housing. “One of the challenges… is that the laws are so difficult and varied

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WFG National Title added to Fannie Mae’s multifamily approval list

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WFG National Title Insurance Co. has been added to Fannie Mae’s list of approved title insurers for multifamily transactions. The designation means lenders and borrowers using WFG for Fannie Mae–financed multifamily deals can avoid delays caused by policy exceptions or compliance issues. Fannie Mae requires approved insurers to meet financial strength, quality and coverage standards

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