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• Industry veterans launch consultancy firm Alloy Advisors
  Amit Kulkarni and Russ Cofano launch their own consultancy firm where they hope to help firms grow and modernize.
  Brooklee Han
• Recruiting the same loan officer and expecting different results  
  Over the last 30 years in this business, I’ve seen a lot of loan officers come and go. I’ve seen managers get promoted, demoted, and disappear. I’ve seen companies rise, fall, rebrand, and recycle their value props like clockwork. But the one thing that doesn’t seem to change — the thing that might actually be […]
  Fobby Naghmi
•  Radian’s playbook for AI: Governance, growth, and operational excellence
  Behind the hype of generative AI lies a tougher reality for mortgage and real estate leaders: adoption is anything but easy.
  HW Media Content Studio
• With increased defaults, when is it prudent for servicers to record loan modifications?
  A question we’ve received from clients with increased frequency is whether they can forgo recording their loan modification agreement in certain circumstances or jurisdictions without jeopardizing their mortgage lien.
  HW Media Content Studio
• Equifax slashes VantageScore 4.0 pricing as FICO launches new reseller model
  Equifax announced changes to its pricing strategy following Fair Isaac Corp.’s rollout of a new program that allows tri-merge resellers to calculate and distribute its scores directly to mortgage lenders.
  Flávia Furlan Nunes
• Kansas City Fed chair backs cautious approach on rates
  Kansas City Fed Chair Jeff Schmid said he voted in favor of the Fed’s September quarter-point rate cut but sees no need for aggressive easing.
  Jonathan Delozier
• Texas housing inventory grows as sellers trim prices
  With rising inventory and slower sales, Texas sellers are adjusting listings. Key strategies in a more crowded market.
  Rachel Bader, HW Data
• Fifth Third buys Comerica in nearly $11B deal
  The transaction is expected to close by the end of the first quarter of 2026, pending approval from each company's shareholders.
  Sarah Wolak
• Flueid launches enhanced title verification platform
  Flueid will showcase the platform this week at ALTA ONE, offering appointments for live demonstrations, including previews of new AI features.
  Jonathan Delozier
• Mortgage rates hold steady as shutdown enters seventh day
  Mortgage rates have remained relatively stable in the past few days amid political turbulence, as the U.S. Congress has struggled to pass proposals to fund the government and end the shutdown, now in its seventh day.
  Flávia Furlan Nunes