January 2026

Foreclosure prevention activity increased in October as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac completed more than 17,000 actions to help struggling homeowners, according to a Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) report released Thursday. The government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) completed 17,032 foreclosure prevention actions in October 2025, bringing the total to nearly 7.3 million since the start of […]

Kurt Pfotenhauer, a longtime leader in the mortgage and title industry, has died, First American Financial said in a statement. He was executive vice president and vice chairman of the company. Processing Content “Kurt will be remembered not only for his professional achievements, but also for the kindness and integrity he showed to everyone he