Mortgage consolidation continued full steam at the start of 2026 with Pennymac’s purchase of Cenlar’s subservicing business, but executives at an industry conference this week had mixed views on its outlook and pace going forward. Processing Content Last year’s megadeal combination of Rocket and Mr. Cooper slowed M&A activity temporarily at one point, David Sheeler, […]
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Veterans United Home Loans is the target of a potential class-action lawsuit over alleged illegal predatory practices. Processing Content The three plaintiffs, all military veterans, accused the lender of deceptively suggesting it was part of the Department of Veterans Affairs or the federal government and steering clients to more costly loans, the filing said. The
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Mortgage rates ended the week just above 6%, the lowest point since September 2022, although one other indicator had the 30-year fixed under that level for a couple of days. Processing Content The 30-year fixed rate mortgage fell 8 basis points this week to 6.01% as of Feb. 19, the Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market
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