Educational BREAKING — National Mortgage News reports that builder lending units are finding new support through the Federal Housing Administration, with the FHA share of August new-home purchase applications reaching its highest level in three months according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. The increase suggests that government-backed financing is
Educational BREAKING — Rolling Stone Music reports that Nashville indie-rockers Lombardy have released a video for their track "Bazooka," drawing on classic war films to stage a scene where band members launch rockets from their guitars. The visual treatment turns instruments into weapons, a choice that folds musical
A mortgage industry insider has a bold take on rates — and it might surprise you
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Mortgage lenders that work with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, government-sponsored enterprises, have the green light to use VantageScore 4.0 if they want to.
Educational BREAKING — Mortgage Professional America reported that new-home mortgage applications fell to a 2026 low in August, a headline that captures the cooling effect of higher interest rates on buyer activity. Yet within that same data, FHA loans reached a three-month high, suggesting that a meaningful segment of
Educational BREAKING — Rolling Stone Music reports that Brighton punk trio Lambrini Girls have unleashed "Bang Bang Bang," the lead single from their debut album No Refunds, slated for release in January. The track arrives as the latest signal that the band intends to carry their confrontational live energy
Educational BREAKING — MIT Technology Review reports that OpenAI is now putting money toward generating more biological data to train its AI models, a development that follows a proposal from clinical trial policy analyst Ruxandra Teslo. Last year, Teslo suggested acquiring data from failed biotech companies through bankruptcy proceedings, where regulatory
Since about 2020, AI has largely focused on training bigger and better models. Large language models (LLMs) ballooned from millions of parameters to trillions.
Educational BREAKING — Mortgage Professional America reports that Treasury yields climbed overnight, a move that threatens to pull mortgage rates even closer to 7%. That threshold, unseen for extended stretches in the modern housing market, reshapes the math for anyone financing or refinancing property. Bond markets at a 19-year high
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Educational BREAKING — Rolling Stone Music reports that Taylor Swift skipped the Emmys to support Travis Kelce during the season-opening Chiefs game in Kansas City, where she was seen chatting with Tom Cruise from the stands. The sighting marks her first appearance at a Chiefs game since the couple'