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Blue Sage Solutions’ David Aach on launching full servicing by 2026

Housing Wire

David Aach , the company’s chief operating officer, sat down with HousingWire s Sarah Wolak to talk about Blue Sage’s goals for full implementation by 2026 and the hurdles the platform has overcome as a newcomer to the servicing industry. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

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Dunmor CEO Franck Ruimy on Newfi partnership and the residential investment lending sector

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Ruimy noted that the BPL sector accounts for a significant portion of residential mortgage originations, with large investors increasingly turning to BPL lenders like Dunmor. Would you say that the majority of these are smaller investors? This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

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Prices for FICO scores are predicted to rise — again — in 2025

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Wall Street investors and analysts forecast that mortgage credit-score costs will rise in 2025 as lower interest rates may drive an increase in home loan applications. in 2026, alongside additional pricing actions in auto and card,” the analysts wrote in the report. Fair Isaac Corp. to at least $5, according to the estimates. “We’re

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As mortgage biz suffers, Blend sees unified banking platform as the key to growth

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To reach a key financial goal in 2026, Blend Labs plans to diversify far beyond mortgage. On Tuesday, executives from the San Francisco, California-headquartered mortgage tech firm, which has yet to post a profit since going public in July 2021, shared the firm’s vision for growth during its first investor day. million in Q2 2022.

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Redwood Trust to close $85M in debt offering

Housing Wire

According to the analysts, at wider spreads, the company “could look to buy back its 2025 and 2026 notes with a portion of the proceeds.” Mr. Cooper issued senior notes to qualified investors in January that will mature in 2032 and bear interest at 7.125% per year. loanDepot plans to extend its $497.8

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What Fed rate cuts in 2024 will mean for homebuyers

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For 2026, Fed officials projected rates to fall below 3% by the end of 2026 through three more quarter percentage point reductions. Treasuries, which move based on anticipation about the Fed’s actions, what the Fed ends up doing and investors’ reactions. in 2025, indicating four more 25 bps cuts.

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Compass CEO Reffkin believes agents will still be valued in a post-settlement world

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In down markets, the best agents and the best brokerages gain market share,” Reffkin, the CEO of Compass, told investors and analysts during his firms first-quarter 2024 earnings call on Wednesday evening. “We million homes in 2026,” Reffkin said. We are a company of top agents.” million to 5.6

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