January 2026

The architecture of ambition: Kind Lending and CANDID partner to redefine the mortgage enterprise

In an industry often tethered to the patchwork systems of the past, true institutional growth requires more than a software update. It requires a foundational shift. Today, Kind Lending, the national mortgage powerhouse founded by industry icon Glenn Stearns, announced a strategic partnership with CANDID to execute exactly that: a comprehensive modernization of its operational […]

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Optimal Blue, lenders contest software price fixing claims

Optimal Blue and dozens of lenders are poking holes in an antitrust case from borrowers, suggesting a core flaw in their claims in that the vendor doesn’t operate a pricing algorithm.  Processing Content Defendants including 26 of the industry’s most prominent originators hinted at their arguments Monday in their first formal response to the lawsuit

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Social Security proposals raise stakes for senior homeowners

A wave of recent proposals from think tanks across the ideological spectrum argue that the ultimate solution for keeping Social Security viable lies in fundamentally changing how the program works. According to federal actuaries, Social Security’s trust funds are projected to be depleted by 2032. If Congress takes no action, benefits would be cut across

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