AI, AMC, Analytic, Equity, Correspondent Products; Lennar's Lawsuit; Oil Hits Rates (Again)

STRATMOR Group has opened participation for its 2026 Compensation Connection® Study, providing mortgage-specific insights into compensation components, incentive plan structures, compensation percentiles, and more. (Compensation Connection focuses exclusively on mortgage banking, with benchmark comparisons by lender type, size, region, and national averages, plus three-year trending for many metrics. This year's study includes four modules: Retail Sales, Consumer Direct Sales, Fulfillment, and Executive Management. Return your submissions to compconnection@stratmorgroup.com by August 15.) Today on L1’s Mortgage Matters at 11AM PT Flyhome's Tushar Garg will discuss his understanding of empathy and understanding customers' and stakeholders' challenges rather than only solving personal frustrations. Lastly, today at noon PT the Capital Markets Wrap, presented by Polly, the panel presents their understanding of how credit changes may impact investor’s appetite for MBS as well as FHFA Director Bill Pulte's proposed title insurance waiver initiative. (Today’s podcast can be found here… this week’s ‘casts are sponsored by FICO. As the industry's most predictive credit score, FICO Score 10T combines proven performance with deeper insight into borrower behavior to help support a stronger and more resilient housing finance system. Today’s has an interview with FICO’s Ethan Dornhelm on how credit score modernization is giving lenders and market participants the ability to evaluate long-term predictive performance and expand responsible access to credit while preserving safety and soundness.)