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• Kind Lending appoints Brett Stubbs as CFO December 4, 2025
  Kind Lending appointed Brett Stubbs as chief financial officer, with current CFO Gary Fabian set to retire at the end of 2025.
  Sarah Wolak
• Smarter infrastructure funding strategies for homebuilders December 4, 2025
  Formal agreements and smarter phasing allow builders to defer, share, and recover infrastructure costs in tight markets.
  John McManus
• AD Mortgage opens $417M securitization to investors December 4, 2025
  The transaction is the 28th issued by the company that involves its own collateral, and it's the 19th offering to be rated by Fitch Ratings using collateral originated and serviced by AD Mortgage under its Imperial Fund Mortgage Trust.
  Neil Pierson
• FHFA’s Bill Pulte is being investigated after mortgage fraud referrals December 4, 2025
  The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has launched an investigation to determine whether Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte misused his authority and resources when making criminal referrals.
  Flávia Furlan Nunes
• George Morales elected to NRMLA board December 4, 2025
  George Morales, national sales director at Mortgage Cadence, joins NRMLA's board to shape policy and drive reverse mortgage innovation.
  Sarah Wolak
• GAO calls on FHFA to address fair lending risks in mortgage technology December 4, 2025
  The Government Accountability Office (GAO) called on the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) to provide guidance to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac regarding fair lending requirements for property technology deployed in the homebuying process.
  Flávia Furlan Nunes
• Backflip closes first securitization, backed by $95M in RTL loans December 4, 2025
  Backflip's $95 million securitization marks a key milestone, enhancing its lending capacity and diversifying funding sources.
  Sarah Wolak
• Baird & Warner launches AI assistant to support Chicago agents December 4, 2025
  Developed exclusively for Baird & Warner, the assistant resolves about 90 percent of agent inquiries within minutes, according to the company.
  Jonathan Delozier
• Boston real estate team launches own private listing platform December 4, 2025
  Boston's top-ranked Sarkis Team has launched SARKIS SOON, an invite-only private exclusive listings marketplace.
  Brooklee Han
• J.D. Power: Mortgage servicers lag in digital experience December 4, 2025
  An inaugural J.D. Power study reveals that mortgage servicers lag in mobile app development, impacting customer satisfaction.
  Sarah Wolak