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      <title><![CDATA[ HUD settles fair housing cases, reduces Biden backlog ]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[ TWO, UWM issue dueling shareholder letters over CEO meeting ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Bill Greenberg and Mat Ishbia held a video chat on June 11. The companies disputed the outcome, but in the end, UWM did not make a new proposal for Two Harbors.  ]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>Brad Finkelstein</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Brokers ask FHFA for more time to end limited condo reviews ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Third-party originators support tightening some standards but say greater flexibility and coordination could help the market avoid disruption.  ]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>Bonnie Sinnock</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Starter homes start at $1M in 242 U.S. cities   ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ But moderating price growth and friendly building policies in many markets hint at emerging affordability for aspiring buyers, Zillow said.  ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 17:37:24 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Spencer Lee</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Title insurers see 15% premium boost in Q1   ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ On a year-over-year comparison, title underwriters produced 15% more premiums in the first quarter, as mortgage rates briefly fell under 6% in February.  ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 16:30:23 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Brad Finkelstein</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[ US homebuilder sentiment falls, driven by large drop in South ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ An index of overall market conditions from the National Association of Home Builders and Wells Fargo fell 2 points to 35 this month, according to data released Monday, lower than the 37 anticipated by economists in a Bloomberg survey.  ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 15:23:58 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Freddie Mac adds optional amendment for mod agreements ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The government-sponsored enterprise has provided language that servicers may utilize in situations involving temporary interest-rate buydowns.  ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 15:14:55 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Bonnie Sinnock</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Bonds rally as Iran peace deal, FOMC loom large ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ AD Mortgage's head of correspondent business development writes that an Iran peace deal sparked bond rallies ahead of Wednesday's FOMC meeting.  ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 13:26:29 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Billy Abrams</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[ To shrink the balance sheet, Fed must move past 2019 fears ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Balance sheet reduction is a top priority of new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh. Achieving that goal means avoiding the kinds of disruptions that roiled the Treasury bond market in 2019, the last time the central bank embarked on quantitative tightening.  ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Kyle Campbell</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Anthropic shuts down Mythos 5, Fable 5 due to government order ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The government said it was responding to a jailbreaking risk that Anthropic says is minimal.  ]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>Penny Crosman</dc:creator>
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