The Trump administration’s overhaul of federal policy is reshaping compliance operations across the housing sphere. At HousingWire’s 2026 Housing Economic Summit, industry leaders said federal oversight changes — including personnel cuts at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) — have not simplified the regulatory landscape. Instead, it has further emphasized the interplay between federal agencies…
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The U.S. labor market appeared to pick up in January, with the economy adding 130,000 total nonfarm payroll jobs, according to data released Wednesday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The release of this data was delayed due to a partial government shutdown. Despite the strong gains in January, the jobs numbers for…
Mortgage servicing technology provider Sagent announced on Wednesday that it has appointed Sridhar Sharma as president, effective immediately. In his new role, Sharma will lead Sagent’s global team of fintech and mortgage servicing specialists and work with customers ranging from smaller firms to some of the nation’s largest mortgage servicers. The company said he will…
Mortgage applications decreased 0.3% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA)’s weekly mortgage applications survey for the week ending Feb. 6. On an unadjusted basis, the index increased 2% compared with the previous week. The seasonally adjusted purchase index decreased 2% from one week earlier. The unadjusted purchase index…