Mortgage refinance demand surges 40%

Plus: More mortgages now sit above 6% than 3%

🧐 Zillow Home Loans = Higher Costs+Rates

Newrez to allow crypto assets in mortgage qualification

Plus: Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman steps down after 20 years

Mortgage rates drop below 6% for the first time in 3 years

Plus: Fed chair Powell faces DOJ investigation

Housing payments drop to the lowest level in 2 years

Plus: Trump proposes $200bn mortgage-bond buying plan

🏡 2026 Will Be the Break Buyers Need

Freddie Mac concludes 2025 with $5.1 billion in credit risk transfers

Plus: Producing LOs grow their ranks in 2025

HUD revises regulations for the FHA Appraiser Roster

Plus: Mortgage rates hit a 2025 low heading into 2026

UWM to acquire Two Harbors

Plus: Cotality and Ascend licensed to generate FICO scores

🚨 Lenders Are Saying “No” More Often... I Say Yes!

Mortgage rates move higher after the Fed rate cut

Plus: The U.S. added just 64,000 jobs in November — a sign the labor market is slowing

VantageScore CEO: Credit score average is ‘pretty healthy’

Plus: Trump’s HUD accuses Boston of engaging in “redlining” against white people