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Announcing the 2025 Finance Leaders

Housing Wire

HousingWire is proud to announce the 2025 Finance Leaders, recognizing 40 of the most impactful finance executives in the mortgage and real estate industries. This years honorees represent the top talent in corporate finance, ensuring their companies remain competitive in a dynamic housing market.

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FHFA data on non-performing loan sales reflects fewer delinquencies since pandemic

Housing Wire

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) on Tuesday released an update about the sales of non-performing loans (NPLs) through the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), saying the data has shown a steady drop in mortgage delinquencies since the start of COVID-19 pandemic. These loans had an average delinquency rate of 2.8

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NerdWallet enters the mortgage broker world with acquisition of Next Door Lending

Housing Wire

California-based personal finance company NerdWallet has struck a deal to acquire brokerage firm Next Door Lending. The Nationwide Multistate Licensing System (NMLS) shows that Michigan-based brokerage firm Next Door had 61 sponsored loan officers as of Thursday, along with four branches in Arizona, Nevada, Ohio and Texas.

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No undue risk! Freddie Mac’s Sonu Mittal on new buyback remedy, appraisal waiver extensions

Housing Wire

When asked whether loan buybacks were a more significant issue last year than now, Freddie Mac executive Sonu Mittal says emphatically, “It depends on who you ask.” Freddie Mac has seen a nearly 55% reduction in repurchase requests from its peak in the first quarter of 2023. This expands upon a pilot program launched earlier this year.

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VantageScore unveils mortgage resources to ease the transition to 4.0 credit model

Housing Wire

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLBs) in New York, Chicago and San Francisco. by October 2025, as required by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). These include the U.S. The initiative comes as the mortgage industry prepares for mandatory adoption of VantageScore 4.0

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Sonu Mittal on Freddie Mac’s newest moves to lower lender, borrower costs

Housing Wire

In the newest episode of the HousingWire Daily podcast , host Sarah Wheeler sits down with Freddie Mac ’s Sonu Mittal — the agency’s senior vice president and head of single-family acquisitions — to explore its recently announced alternative to loan repurchases , as well as appraisal waivers and how they address lender pain points in 2024.

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REIT Chimera to acquire HomeXpress, expand into non-QM originations

Housing Wire

National lender HomeXpress specializes in nonqualified mortgages (non-QMs), business-purpose loans for real estate investors and other nonagency mortgage products. billion in unpaid principal balance in 2024 and $1.2 The lender, which has been originating loans for nine years, has reported profitability each year since its founding.