loanDepot, Inc. has announced a marketing services agreement with HomeSmart, bringing loanDepot’s suite of lending products to HomeSmart’s nationwide network of over 25,000 real estate agents. The lender said the move creates “an exceptional borrowing experience for both agents and their clients.” “At loanDepot, we believe strong relationships create better outcomes for homebuyers,” said loanDepot…
Editor’s Note: The Mortgage Mix is RISMedia’s biweekly highlight reel of need-to-know mortgage-industry happenings. Watch for it every other Friday afternoon. – During the back half of July, mortgage rates have climbed to their highest levels since August 2025, with the 30 year fixed rate hovering above 6.5%. Despite this rise, attributed to renewed escalation…
Editor’s Note: The Mortgage Mix is RISMedia’s biweekly highlight reel of need-to-know mortgage-industry happenings. Watch for it every other Friday afternoon. After dipping below 6% in previous weeks, mortgage rates rose to 6.11% as of the week of March 13. National Association of Realtors® (NAR) Principal Economist and Director of Real Estate Research Nadia Evangelou…
Editor’s Note: The Mortgage Mix is RISMedia’s biweekly highlight reel of need-to-know mortgage-industry happenings. Watch for it every other Friday afternoon. –Flagstar last month agreed to a $31.5 million settlement in multiple class-action cases filed by former customers, focused on two data breaches that exposed the personal information of millions of customers in 2021 and…
Editor’s Note: The Mortgage Mix is RISMedia’s biweekly highlight reel of need-to-know mortgage-industry happenings. Watch for it every other Friday afternoon. – loanDepot has filed a lawsuit against West Capital Lending over trade secrets and contracts, as reported by National Mortgage Professional. loanDepot is alleging that West Capital orchestrated a large-scale employee raid and data…