• Laura Brandao on taking a prominent leadership role at MLB Residential Lending,Sarah Wolak

    Laura Brandao on taking a prominent leadership role at MLB Residential Lending

    Laura Brandao announced on social media this week that she’s embarking on a new professional endeavor at MLB Residential Lending as its president of wholesale and correspondent lending. In a conversation with HousingWire, Brandao said that she’d been in a consultant’s role for MLB — which stands for

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  • NRMLA backs New Jersey bill clarifying reverse mortgage rules,Jonathan Delozier

    NRMLA backs New Jersey bill clarifying reverse mortgage rules

    The National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association (NRMLA) has voiced formal support for New Jersey Senate Bill 4970 — urging lawmakers to advance legislation that would clarify how reverse mortgages are treated under the state’s secondary mortgage law. In a letter sent to State Sen. Joseph Lagana, t

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  • HUD tightens rules for FHA appraiser roster,Jonathan Delozier

    HUD tightens rules for FHA appraiser roster

    The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued new guidance that clarifies how appraisers are added to, maintained on and removed from the FHA Appraiser Roster. Mortgagee Letter 2025-24 — effective immediately — updates FHA policy to make appraiser eligibility easier to track and more

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