May 2026

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How top mortgage execs are contending with 2026’s challenges

From left: Michael Lau, Bayview Asset Management; Michael Patterson, Freedom Mortgage; and Jay Plum, Fifth Third Bank Inflation is creating lending hurdles related to consumer spending and rates this year, as could another move the Fed’s eyeing; but lenders will have some coping mechanisms, industry leaders said Tuesday. Processing Content One thing to watch out […]

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Two Harbors postpones CrossCountry acquisition vote

The Two Harbors acquisition saga will continue for at least one more week, after the company adjourned a shareholder meeting Tuesday.  Processing Content The servicer said it postponed its special meeting to provide additional time for Two Harbors to solicit additional proxies, and for shareholders to vote in favor of the CrossCountry Mortgage bid. The

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Lenders look at operational changes in credit score update

A lot of the debate regarding credit score modernization has focused on the actions of, and comparisons between FICO and VantageScore. Representatives of both were on a panel on the topic at the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Secondary and Capital Markets Conference in New York. Processing Content But the session also featured two lenders in the

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