Housing starts picked up significantly in July to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.452 million, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That was up 3.9% from June and up 5.9% from a year ago. Meanwhile, permits for future construction eked a 0.1% gain from June but were 13% lower from a year ago.

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The biggest nonbank mortgage lenders in America saw improved performance in both origination and servicing segments in the second quarter, capitalizing on the continued mortgage pullback from banks. As we’ve reported, that trend looks sticky, which could help change the fortunes of top independent m

HousingWire recently spoke with Mike Darne, vice president of marketing at CreditXpert, about industry performance in the first half of 2023 and how lenders can work with borrowers to improve their credit.HousingWire: 2023 has been rough for mortgage lending with mortgage applications down around 60