February 2026

Reverse mortgage myths persist despite industry education efforts

Wednesday is National Reverse Mortgage Day, an annual tradition to promote consumer awareness of reverse mortgages and their ability to unlock housing wealth for American seniors. Longbridge Financial, one of the nation’s leading reverse mortgage lenders, is participating in the educational event. The company published information Wednesday about long-standing consumer misconceptions that continue to form […]

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AI training for loan officers: Why AI proficiency is critical for helping borrowers

Mortgage lending has always been a high-trust profession. Borrowers don’t come to a loan officer looking for a generic answer. They come looking for clarity. What can I afford? What do I qualify for? What’s the smartest path given my income, credit, assets, and timeline?  That job has become harder over the past few years,

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Developer Colony Ridge to pay $68M in DOJ, Texas settlement

Processing Content What’s at stake: Colony Ridge will pay $48 million to improve infrastructure at its developments near Houston particularly flood control measures. No money is earmarked for harmed borrowers, however, who have a high bar to get relief under a default avoidance plan. Key insight: In a surprise move, the DOJ is requiring that

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