Almost half of loan transactions are at risk of title and wire fraud

Flagged transactions during the second quarter averaged 2.2 issues per loan: FundingShield
New Zonda home sales report has only dour descriptors

Sales down year over year, no change in average ranking for sixth consecutive month
Will the U.S. ever get its national debt under control?

A Q&A with Rick Sharga, founder and CEO of CJ Patrick Co.
Bipartisan legislation would make it easier to finance accessory dwelling units

The SUPPLY Act aims to establish government-backed funding for ADU construction
Foreclosure filings hit a six-year high during the first half of 2025

Alaska led all states with a 55% year-over-year spike in foreclosures
Credit score wars: The FICO-VantageScore rivalry heats up

FICO and VantageScore released competing studies of the companies’ credit scoring models
Appraisal Modernization Act has more ‘urgency’ after HUD task force disbanding

Six senators propose new appraisal tools to fight bias
Mortgage rates increase following reports of inflation uptick

Interest rates rise for the second week in a row after month-over-month inflation reading increased by 0.3%
MBA: New home purchases up for the year, but dipped since May

Builder Application Survey shows ‘we continue to see home sales ebb and flow’
Interagency leaders who developed PAVE call dismantling ‘partisan’ and ‘reckless’

Goal of reversal came from Project 2025, seeking to eliminate DEI efforts