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Exclusive: CrossCountry Mortgage demands payment from former LOs, invokes 2-year non-solicitation

Oct 31, 2026 · 2:02 AM Neil Pierson HousingWire

Documents obtained by HousingWire show the company is demanding 75 bps for each refinanced loan on former customers

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Silvio Tavares steps down as VantageScore CEO, Anthony Hutchinson named interim leader

Oct 30, 2026 · 8:53 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

Hutchinson has spent four years at VantageScore, holding prior roles at Fannie, Freddie and NAR

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Q3 2026 earnings for publicly traded mortgage, real estate and homebuilder companies

Oct 30, 2026 · 7:34 PM Neil Pierson HousingWire

As earnings results wrap up for Q3 2026, here's a rundown of what's happened for major lenders, brokerages, homebuilders, listing portals and title firms.

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Op-Ed: MLSs can build what brokers want or brokers will do it

Oct 30, 2026 · 5:52 PM Joe Rath HousingWire

With a vendor not expected until early 2027, brokers are pressing for rule changes on data use, IDX and distribution

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Pennymac posts $29M profit amid expense cuts, upcoming leadership changes

Oct 30, 2026 · 5:36 PM Neil Pierson HousingWire

Company announces pending retirement of president Doug Jones, while CSO Kevin Ryan will replace Dan Perotti as CFO

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First Horizon, Nations Lending and Planet announce leadership moves

Oct 30, 2026 · 5:20 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

This week’s mortgage industry appointments include a new SVP of valuations, a president and COO restructure, plus a bank board addition

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MAVERIX adds former Compass International Holdings executive Anna Visioli as strategic advisor

Oct 30, 2026 · 5:11 PM Tracey Velt HousingWire

Visioli held multiple leadership roles focused on building technology platforms, operational programs and strategic initiatives across large brokerage networks

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$711 million is sitting in the commission suit settlement fund, so when do payouts start?

Oct 30, 2026 · 3:52 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

JND reports 2.7 million claims processed, while the court pauses payments and audits administrator invoices

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California’s housing push braves a lion’s den of local NIMBY tactics

Oct 30, 2026 · 3:15 PM Richard Lawson HousingWire

The 398-home plan includes 97 very-low-income units and sought streamlined approval on commercially zoned land

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eXp Realty coming soon listings to appear on RealScout

Oct 30, 2026 · 3:07 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

The companies did not provide a launch date, expanding eXp syndication beyond Realtor.com and Homes.com

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