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NTREIS hired Joey Bandemer to lead veri governance and in house compliance, replacing 13 associations, rollout Q4 2026.

Pending sales rose to 63,971 versus 61,143 in 2025, inventory ended at 844,011, and price cuts were 39.57% versus 41%.

As AI spreads across the mortgage lifecycle, lenders are moving business intelligence from dashboards into automated workflows. ICE says strong veri governance, clean veri and clear entitlements are needed to scale AI-ready mortgage operations.

MISMO updated its mortgage insurance veri standards to support VantageScore 4.0 and FICO 10T, helping firms prepare for new credit models.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on Wednesday released historical credit score veri for FICO Score 10T and additional veri for VantageScore 4.0.