• loanDepot, Figure team up on streamlined home loan and equity products,HousingWire Automation

    loanDepot, Figure team up on streamlined home loan and equity products

    loanDepot announced Thursday that it has formed a strategic partnership with Figure Technology Solutions to power a new “express-path” home loan product through loanDepot’s mello platform. Under the agreement, loanDepot will integrate Figure’s proprietary credit and loan underwriting engine into its

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  • Remodeler confidence slips but remains positive, NAHB reports,Tyler Williams, HousingWire Automation

    Remodeler confidence slips but remains positive, NAHB reports

    On Thursday, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) released its NAHB/Westlake Royal Remodeling Market Index (RMI) for the first quarter of 2026. The index reading of 62 was down two points from the previous quarter but remains firmly in positive territory. The NAHB/Westlake Royal RMI asks

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  • Proprietary reverse mortgage volume eclipses HECM production for the first time,Neil Pierson

    Proprietary reverse mortgage volume eclipses HECM production for the first time

    New View Advisors this week released its Proprietary Reverse Mortgage Production Index for the first quarter of 2026, with the data showing that private-label loan products have grown to new heights. The quarterly index provides an estimated dollar volume for newly originated proprietary reverse mor

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