Ardley, creator of technology that parses mortgage servicers’ entire portfolios and identifies viable new origination opportunities in seconds, announced the appointment of Chris Calcasola as Vice President of Sales.
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ATTOM released its May 2026 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, which shows there were a total of 40,355 U.S. properties with foreclosure filings — default notices, scheduled auctions or bank repossessions — down 5 percent from a month ago and up 14 percent from a year ago.
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As 2026 approaches its midpoint, consumers remain financially optimistic despite persistent affordability challenges that have been heightened by recent geopolitical events. TransUnion’s (NYSE: TRU) Q2 2026 Consumer Pulse study found that 55% of consumers are optimistic about their household finances over the next 12 months, unchanged from last year. Financial pessimism declined to 23%, down from an all-time high of 27% in Q2 2025. The findings are based on a survey of 2,996 U.S. adults conducted between April 23 and May 11, 2026.
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Mortgage applications increased 10.8 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending June 5, 2026. Last week’s results included an adjustment for the Memorial Day holiday.
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nCino announced Loan PreCheck, a new AI underwriting tool within the nCino Mortgage Point of Sale solution that automatically evaluates borrower eligibility against Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, FHA, VA and USDA when a loan application is submitted and a credit report is pulled.
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Optimal Blue released its May 2026 Market Advantage mortgage data report, which found that mortgage activity continued to cool as higher rates weighed on both purchase and refinance demand. Total rate-lock volume declined 9% month over month (MoM) but remained 7% higher year over year (YoY). Purchase activity continued to dominate production, accounting for just over 81% of total lock volume, while refinance share fell to 19%, its lowest level since June 2025.
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Mortgage credit availability increased in May 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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Class Valuation, a real estate appraisal management company, announced a partnership with Makena, a property data platform designed to help enterprises collect accurate, structured and actionable property data at scale. Through the partnership, Class Valuation appraisers will gain access to InstaPlan, Makena’s mobile data collection and floor plan application, as they prepare for the wide-scale UAD 3.6 mandate on November 2, 2026.
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The center of gravity for mortgage digital investment has shifted decisively, according to STRATMOR Group, a mortgage industry advisory firm. Senior Partner Nicole Yung draws on the results from the newly released 2025 STRATMOR Technology Insight Study (TIS) Digital Innovations module to argue that borrower-facing digital basics are now table stakes — and that the real opportunity lies in back-office processing, closing, and post-closing functions that borrowers never see.
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irst Community Mortgage (FCM), a wholly owned subsidiary of First Community Bank of Tennessee, is continuing to advance its digital wholesale transformation through the new updated Blue Sage Third-Party Origination (TPO) Portal. The cloud-native platform enables FCM’s wholesale division, which operates under the brand name A Mortgage Boutique (AMB), to deliver a more streamlined, intelligent, and connected experience for broker partners while improving visibility, automation, and efficiency across the loan lifecycle.
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