September 2025

A bipartisan bill looking to end the Federal Housing Administration’s life-of-loan requirement for that form of mortgage insurance coverage has been reintroduced in the House of Representatives. The Mortgage Insurance Freedom Act was previously introduced in last year’s lame duck session of Congress by Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-New York, and Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas. Under […]

Shares of Better Home & Finance Holding Co. soared after Eric Jackson said his hedge fund had bet on the stock, echoing the retail-driven rally he kicked off in Opendoor Technologies Inc. in July. Shares of the online mortgage company known as Better rose as much as 176% on Monday, triggering multiple halts for volatility,

When it comes to the mortgage impact of Compass’ purchase of Anywhere Real Estate, Rate comes out as a big winner thanks to the joint ventures it has with both companies. The Rate/Anywhere JV, Guaranteed Rate Affinity, was formed in 2017, when what was then known as Realogy teamed up with the lender after ending