Non-QM lender Logan Finance hired Mark Luzi as Western managing director of sales, effective May 26, to lead broker and correspondent business.

Mortgage Forward will acquire First Federal Bank’s TPO unit, including QRL Financial, with closing expected in Q3 2026.

American Pacific Mortgage has closed a merger deal to bring Synergy One Lending under its umbrella as a DBA, creating a mortgage production platform with roughly $14 billion in annual volume.

Netcapital Inc. struck a deal to acquire all mortgage banking assets and assumed liabilities of Resmac Inc. from parent RezyFi Inc.

Achieve raised its fixed-rate HELOC cap to $700,000 and lowered the starting APR to 5.5%, with up to 90% LTV and 50% DTI.

Newfi integrates Prudent AI to deliver non-QM income analysis, cutting bank-statement turn times from 72 hours to as little as three.

Lenders often mistakenly treat loan officer productivity as an individual trait, overpaying for top producers while ignoring the structural and operational factors that actually drive those results. By redefining productivity as an outcome of market alignment and investing in mid-tier originators, institutions can reduce costly turnover and achieve more sustainable, long-term growth.

Las Vegas-based Panorama Mortgage Group has unified its multiple brands under a single banner — SimplyPMG — and appointed Fernando Ospina as chief production officer to oversee all channels.

GO Mortgage has launched a third-party origination channel built on a new wholesale platform. Leading the effort is Rob Saunders, who was named executive vice president of TPO production.

Supreme Lending hired Austin Baker’s Houston team, operating as Lasso Lending, bringing $100 million-plus in annual loan production.

If you want to understand where the mortgage industry is headed, spend a few days listening to lenders at gatherings like ICE Experience, HousingWire’s The Gathering or Texas MBA’s annual convention when they are not presenting, not pitching and not on panels. Spend time in the hallways. At the booths. In the quiet conversations between meetings. That is where the real story emerges.

In an AD Mortgage survey of 250-plus brokers, 55% use AI regularly and training satisfaction averaged 6.49 out of 10.

Citizens finds 71% plan renovations in two years, 63% may need financing in five years, and 39% do not understand their options.

Homeownership was the more profitable choice in all 250 cities in the analysis when assuming a renter reinvested a potential down payment in stocks.

AD Mortgage launched Quick Pricer Pro, a no-cost, AIM-integrated pricing tool for brokers with scenarios, MI calculations and more.

RenoFi hires Brandon Silvia as national production leader to scale renovation lending and recruit originators nationwide.

Herrera previously served as vice president of Americasa, a Spanish-language mortgage platform promoting Hispanic homeownership.

The new COO joins the company as it builds on down payment assistance programs and One-Time Close construction lending.

Lower rolled out Movoto Advantage, a subscription program with about 200 agents, routing live consumer transfers to one vetted agent per market.

Frost Bank's Progress Mortgage offers 0% down, no PMI and help with closing costs as the bank ramps up mortgage lending in Texas.

In his new role, Richardson will lead enterprise revenue strategy and alignment across production, capital markets, product development and institutional investor relationships.

Citywide Home Mortgage promoted Robert Coomer to chief growth officer to drive national expansion and its charter branch partnership model.

Two ex-loan officers allege Stockton accessed personal email in 2025, but Stockton says DLP tools flagged misconduct and data was redacted.

Two former loan officers allege Stockton Mortgage accessed their personal Gmail in 2025 and filed unredacted emails with financial details.

National Association of Real Estate Brokers President Ashley Thomas III spoke with HousingWire on efforts to address homeownership inequity.

Crescenzo comes to NFM after a two-year stint as Southeast division manager for Nation One Mortgage Corp.

Logan Finance launched Open Road Elevated, offering loans of up to $5M across four non-QM programs, including DSCR up to $4.5M.

AD Mortgage launched its largest RMBS package, a $602.7 million non-QM deal backed by 1,793 loans, nearly all them with fixed rates.

The AD Mortgage study found that in most states, it takes 1.5 to 3 years to raise an average FICO score to the 760 prime threshold.

LenderMac agreed to acquire Direct Mortgage, aiming to expand its footprint and build multichannel lending capabilities.