Intercontinental Exchange Inc., Atlanta, released its August 2026 Mortgage Monitor Report, finding that mortgage holder equity hit a record $18 trillion in July.

Cotality, Irvine, Calif., reported the risk of mortgage application fraud increased in the second quarter.

NetDirector's Melissa McCabe says there’s never been a shortage of challenges in default servicing, "and there’s one brewing right now--the rising delinquency rate for FHA loans."

TransUnion, Chicago, released its Q2 2026 Credit Industry Insights Report, finding consumer credit remains widely available despite economic uncertainty and credit usage continues to grow at a pace consistent with inflation.

First American Senior Economist Sam Williamson says some of tomorrow's homeowners are already here. "They just haven't moved out yet."

Northwestern Mutual, Milwaukee, Wis., released its 2026 Planning and Progress Study, finding that 24% of millennials and 31% of Gen Z report that they are putting off buying a home due to financial pressures.

U.S. households’ inflation expectations decreased slightly at the short-term horizon and remained unchanged at the medium- and longer-term horizons, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported.