Author name: Ricky Vasquez

California mortgage firm Truss Financial Group announced a pivot into direct lending, making it the latest company this year to make changes in the current business environment that supports operational expansion.  Processing Content A specialist in non-qualified mortgages and debt-service coverage ratio loans, Truss will begin serving as a direct lender initially in its home […]

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac latest selling guide updates give lenders more leeway in some areas, including the lower-cost factory-built housing market that’s gained some traction because broader home affordability has been under strain. Processing Content Fannie has streamlined Native American conventional loans for previously approved tribes, and Freddie is now buying mortgages financing manufactured

Key insight: The House on Tuesday passed a continuing resolution to fund the government at existing levels through mid-December, and President Donald Trump signed the bill on Wednesday. What’s at stake: The bill averts a government shutdown during the home stretch of the 2026 midterm elections, keeping important programs like crop insurance and development grants