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Housing Industry News

Waiting until fall won’t make homes more affordable, but here’s what will

Aug 11, 2026 · 7:00 AM Roger Strecker HousingWire

In the last six years, the typical American home started requiring a much higher salary. Today, according to the Housing Studies’ 2026 State of the Nation’s…

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Housing Industry News

Six keys to tuning up the $15 trillion mortgage servicing sector

Aug 11, 2026 · 7:00 AM Shane Leonard HousingWire

I’m a mortgage servicer by trade, but also a music lover and guitar player. A guitar has twelve notes, and from this comes every song, every genre, every…

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Housing Industry News

Splitero expands home equity investment offering to four new states

Aug 10, 2026 · 8:54 PM Jonathan Delozier, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Splitero , a financial technology company that aims to help homeowners access their home equity without taking on additional debt, has expanded to Idaho,…

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CCM to issue $500M in senior notes as Two Harbors deal nears closing

Aug 10, 2026 · 8:15 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

CrossCountry Intermediate Holdco (CCM) is expected to issue $500 million of senior unsecured notes, coinciding with the projected August closing of its Two…

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After scaling Real and eXp, Erinn Nobel wants to build a brokerage with intention

Aug 10, 2026 · 7:57 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

After years of honing the craft of brokerage growth and development at firms like The Real Brokerage and eXp Realty , Erinn and Peter Nobel decided to use…

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Mortgage Rate News

Mortgage Rates Rise Modestly From 3 Week Lows

Aug 10, 2026 · 7:32 PM Matthew Graham Mortgage News Daily

As of last Friday, average top-tier mortgage rates hit their lowest levels since July 20th. If they'd managed to drop even 0.01% today, it would have been a…

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Housing Industry News

Consumer groups warn CFPB rollback of mortgage rules could expose borrowers

Aug 10, 2026 · 7:02 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

A coalition of consumer and housing advocacy organizations is urging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to preserve key mortgage borrower…

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UWM faces fraud probe, analyst stock price cuts after Q2 loss, Oaktree deal

Aug 10, 2026 · 6:41 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

UWM Holdings Corp. is facing a securities fraud investigation and fresh cuts on Wall Street after reporting a loss for the second quarter and a $2.05…

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Housing Industry News

UWM faces law firm fraud probe, analyst stock price cuts after Q2 loss, Oaktree deal

Aug 10, 2026 · 6:41 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

UWM Holdings Corp. is facing a securities fraud investigation and fresh cuts on Wall Street after reporting a loss for the second quarter and a $2.05…

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Housing Industry News

UWM sues Two Harbors over failed merger deal, seeks to recover more than $500M

Aug 10, 2026 · 6:16 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) filed a lawsuit on Monday that accuses Two Harbors Investment Corp. (TWO) of willfully breaching its merger agreement and…

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