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Mar 9, 2026

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loanDepot’s Wholesale Reboot & Better’s 47-Second Mortgage 🤨

Mar 6, 2026

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13 min read

When Bots Replace LOs (And Lawyers Notice)

Mar 4, 2026

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Trigger Leads are Dead. Now What?

Mar 2, 2026

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12 min read

IMBs Are Losing 68% Of Their Own Borrowers

Feb 27, 2026

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11 min read

What the Rocket-Compass Deal Really Means for Rate

Feb 26, 2026

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Dissecting the Rocket–Compass Strategic Bet

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What’s Really Behind the loanDepot–WestCap Fight

Mar 11, 2026

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10 min read

What’s Really Behind the loanDepot–WestCap Fight

Two call-center mortgage giants allege the other is violating LO Comp & harming customers. Plus: Blend’s AI push & Sprout's Michael Strauss is "judgement-proof"

James Kleimann

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