EquityProtect, an innovator in real estate fraud prevention and data security, has surpassed $1 billion in protected property value — a milestone that arrives as FBI data shows real estate fraud losses topping $173 million in a single year and as millions of homeowners across 16 states remain without any dedicated deed-fraud law to protect them.
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GO Mortgage launched its Third-Party Origination (TPO) channel, introducing a wholesale platform designed to directly challenge the legacy systems and operating models that have long defined the broker channel.
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ServiceLink, a provider of tech-enabled services for all phases of the mortgage lifecycle, welcomes Ryan Reaves as a vice president, national sales executive within its default division.
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Mortgage credit availability decreased in April according to the Mortgage Credit Availability Index (MCAI), a report from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) that analyzes data from ICE Mortgage Technology.
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Nationally, homes are on the market for a median of 66 days in 2026, nine days longer than last year’s median of 57 days, according to a new report from Best Interest Financial, a St. Louis-based real estate company.
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Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE) released its May 2026 ICE Mortgage Monitor report. The analysis found that U.S. home prices rose 0.32% in April on a seasonally adjusted basis — the strongest single-month gain in nearly two years.
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The American Financial Services Association (AFSA), the country’s largest and oldest national consumer credit trade group, released its quarterly Consumer Credit Conditions (C3) Index, a survey of leading providers of consumer credit, including mortgages, vehicle financing, personal installment loans, and credit cards. Here’s what it said:
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Vice Capital Markets, a mortgage hedge advisory firm for independent lenders, banks and credit unions, has released the Vice Capital Par Note Rate, a proprietary daily mortgage rate benchmark designed to provide a distinct, market-based view of mortgage pricing.
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Commercial and multifamily mortgage loan originations were 52 percent higher in the first quarter of 2026 compared to a year earlier, and decreased 30 percent from the fourth quarter of 2025, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Quarterly Survey of Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Bankers Originations.
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Planet, a specialty finance company focused on the servicing, sub-servicing and production of mortgage loans, has tapped Brandon Latman to join the company as Chief Operating Officer of Servicing and Default Operations for the servicing channel. He will focus on performance, scalability and continued delivery of clear, responsive service to borrowers, clients and investors.
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