February 25, 2026

FHFA hit with FOIA lawsuit over Powell memo

The Campaign for Accountability (CfA), a nonpartisan watchdog group, has filed a lawsuit against the Federal Housing Finance Agency. The group alleges the FHFA failed to […]
February 25, 2026

California-based LenderMac to acquire Direct Mortgage

Cypress, California-based LenderMac Holdco LLC has agreed to acquire Direct Mortgage Corp. in a move aimed at expanding its geographic footprint and building a multichannel mortgage […]
February 25, 2026

Friday Harbor adds income and asset scenario testing for LOs

AI-powered mortgage underwriting platform Friday Harbor announced Tuesday the launch of a new set of tools called Income and Asset Sandbox, which are designed to help […]
February 25, 2026

Builders engineer payments, not prices — LGI results highlight why

We intended to dig into LGI Homes’ fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 earnings last week. Then the National Association of Home Builders’ International Builders’ Show happened in […]