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- Reverse mortgage endorsements, securities issuance fell in February March 6, 2025HECM endorsements and HMBS issuance declined in February, which some professionals said reflected higher mortgage rates at the start of 2025.
- Warren blasts CFPB, FHFA nominees as they advance to Senate confirmation votes March 6, 2025Fresh off a marathon confirmation hearing to assess the fitness of four Trump administration appointees, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is castigating each of the candidates after reviewing their answers to her questionnaires.
- 25 Canadians charged in ‘grandparent scam’ targeting U.S. seniors March 6, 202525 Canadians have been charged by U.S. authorities with bilking older Americans out of an estimated $21 million.
- 3 metrics in Friday’s jobs report that will affect mortgage rates March 6, 2025HousingWire Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami outlined three things to look for in Friday's job report to know where mortgage rates are headed.
- Anthony Hsieh returns to loanDepot as Frank Martell departs March 6, 2025In an announcement made Thursday, loanDepot said Hsieh, the company's executive chairman, has returned as executive chairman of mortgage operations. Martell will step down from his current posts as of June 4 and transition to a board advisory role.
- Trump adds Canada to tariff pause on USMCA-compliant goods March 6, 2025President Donald Trump signed an agreement Thursday for a one-month pause to 25% tariffs on Canadian goods covered by the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). This includes the majority of materials used in home construction, including lumber.
- TransUnion, Truework add mortgages to income verification tool March 6, 2025TransUnion and Truework have enhanced their verification of income and employment partnership to include mortgage lending.
- DC housing inventory ticked up last week: Altos data March 6, 2025Is the D.C. housing market showing signs of stress amid federal layoffs and inventory woes? Weekly Altos data tells the story here.
- United expands westward with addition of MORE Realty March 6, 2025United Real Estate is expanding to the west. Portland, Oregon-based MORE Realty announced Thursday that it's joining United’s national network.
- Trump grants one-month tariff delay on most Mexican building materials March 6, 2025Tariffs on Mexican building materials are off — for now. President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that tariffs on Mexican goods that fall under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), his replacement for NAFTA that was implemented in July 2020, will be delayed until April 2.
