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If there’s a national housing emergency, let’s be honest about what It really means

The Trump administration has hinted at declaring a national housing emergency. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent floated the idea, and President Trump confirmed it is under consideration. A “federal emergency” sounds dramatic and grabs headlines. But here’s the reality: declaring one might ease financing restraints for single-family buyers, say, by subsidizing closing costs, but can it […]

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MBA cautions lenders of falling productivity, pull-through

The Mortgage Bankers Association is warning lenders of wavering productivity and stubbornly high expenses amid what should be steadily climbing production volume. The trade group’s top economists Sunday at the MBA Annual conference in Las Vegas discussed the macroeconomic headwinds that they suggested shouldn’t dramatically affect new mortgage volume. The economists are anticipating an 8%

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Tammy Richards joins NEXA Lending as chief strategy officer

NEXA Lending is continuing to shake up its leadership by adding Tammy Richards to its team as chief strategy officer. The news follows several other leadership announcements for the Arizona-headquartered company. Most recently, NEXA announced a rebrand from NEXA Mortgage to NEXA Lending. Richards confirmed the news on her LinkedIn page and NEXA CEO Mike

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