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• Xactus launches open API portal March 17, 2025
  Verification technology company Xactus on Monday announced the launch of its open API portal, which allows partners to access integration rules that enable a faster, easier way to integrate their own tools or platforms with Xactus360, an Intelligent Verification Platform (IVP).
  Sarah Wolak
• Kickback accusations nothing more than government abuse and overreach, Pennsylvania mortgage brokerage says March 17, 2025
  More state attorneys general are getting in on the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) action. In mid-January, Pennsylvania’s former attorney general Michelle Henry filed a kickback lawsuit against Barry Newhart and six mortgage entities he controls: Bright Financial Group, Conquest Mortgage, Flagship Home Loans, Legacy Mortgage Partners, Nittany Home Loans, MCT Financial, Conquest Holdings […]
  Brooklee Han
• A growing Fannie Mae “blacklist” is paralyzing home sales March 17, 2025
  A growing problem is preventing condominium owners from selling their properties. Many condos are being added to a “blacklist” by Fannie Mae due to the properties not having enough insurance or needing major repairs. If a condo is on this list, it’s significantly harder for prospective buyers to get a mortgage, making it nearly impossible […]
  Sarah Wolak
• Ginnie Mae challenges TCB expert’s testimony in HMBS case March 17, 2025
  Ginnie Mae said expert testimony submitted by TCB is not appropriate as it continues to seek a summary judgment in an HMBS case.
  Chris Clow
• Homebuilders face rising risk unless mortgage rates fall March 17, 2025
  A weakness in demand for homebuilding has often been an early warning sign of economic downturns, which the White House wants to avoid.
  Logan Mohtashami
• NRMLA requests WA Senate amend foreclosure bill to reflect reverse mortgage laws March 17, 2025
  NRMLA submitted a comment to the Washington state senate on a bill with reverse mortgage guidance for a foreclosure mediation program.
  Chris Clow
• Ohio Realtors’ President Michelle Billings on building client relationships March 17, 2025
  In this week’s episode of the RealTrending podcast, host Tracey Velt sits down with Ohio Realtors President Michelle Billings, an agent at Coldwell Banker Realty in Montgomery, Ohio. They explored affordability issues in today’s real estate market and how agents should leverage their knowledge for success. Billings has over 23 years of experience as real […]
  Kennedy Edgerton
• Ardley named winner of TMC’s Mortgage Tech Demo Day March 17, 2025
  Ardley won the pitch competition, which follows a Shark Tank-style format, at The Mortgage Collaborative event.
  Sarah Wolak
• Mortgage lenders emerge as CFPB defenders, with caveats March 17, 2025
  The pause and reversal publishing a key mortgage rate is seen as a roadblock against recent moves to scale back or close the CFPB.
  Chris Clow
• The rise and fall of great real estate brokerage firms March 17, 2025
  The cycle of ascent and decline is as evident in residential brokerage as it is in corporate America. New models threaten the status quo.
  Steve Murray