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Sarah Wolak

Reporter · US

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Oct 1, 2026
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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Sarah Wolak

    Garg says Better board will honor results once consent vote is confirmed (opens the original)

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    Better Home & Finance Holding Co. founder and former CEO Vishal Garg said Thursday that the company’s board intends to carry out actions sought by shareholders after a third-party election inspector confirms the results of a consent solicitation led by Garg’s group. The news comes just one day after Garg claimed that a majority of Better shareholders have submitted written consent supporting his return to a senior leadership role and changes to the company’s board of directors. A spokesperson fo

  2. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Sarah Wolak

    FHA nominee Jones says he will target housing supply, lower costs (opens the original)

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    Matt Jones, President Donald Trump’s nominee to hold the dual role of assistant secretary for the Department Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and commissioner of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), told senators he would focus on increased housing supply, lower costs and expanded access to homeownership. Jones, who previously worked as senior counsel for the Senate’s banking and finance committee and now serves as HUD’s deputy assistant secretary for single-family housing, appeared befo

  3. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Sarah Wolak

    FOA's Jonathan Scarpati on opportunities in reverse mortgages (opens the original)

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    Mortgage lenders looking for growth opportunities should consider the senior homeowner market, where borrowers are sitting on trillions of dollars in home equity but may not be able to qualify for or afford traditional home equity products, according to Jonathan Scarpati, chief production officer at Finance of America (FOA). Scarpati discussed the opportunity Thursday at HousingWire’s Mortgage Banking Summit in Dallas. He was joined on stage by Scott Norman, CEO of the Texas Mortgage Bankers Ass

  4. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Sarah Wolak

    STRATMOR Group hires Coby Hakalir as managing director (opens the original)

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    Mortgage industry advisory firm STRATMOR Group announced Thursday that it has hired real estate and mortgage industry veteran Coby Hakalir as managing director. Hakalir, who most recently served as managing director at T3 Sixty, brings experience in leadership roles across multiple lending channels, including advisory services for mortgage lenders, investors, real estate companies and affiliated businesses. Hakalir, known for his industry commentary and content, hosts two mortgage and real estat

  5. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Sarah Wolak

    FHFA moves to cut OIG budget after peer match review (opens the original)

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    The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) said Wednesday that it will allocate a “peer-matched” budget to its Office of Inspector General (OIG) after determining that the watchdog’s initial funding request was significantly higher than those of comparable federal inspector general offices. The agency said in its announcement that the decision is an effort to make sure the budget is “efficient and right-sized,” and that it follows FHFA’s adoption of zero-based budgeting, under which expenditures

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