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2025 Polygon Research Review: What We Shipped
7 minutes
December 23, 2025
What Polygon Research shipped in 2025: loan-level mortgage market intelligence, predictive models, pricing analysis, and market insights.
What Polygon Research shipped in 2025: loan-level mortgage market intelligence, predictive models, pricing analysis, and market insights.

November 3, 2025
5 minutes
What Does the ARM Comeback Mean for Mortgage Lenders in 2025?
Explore the implications of adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs) resurgence for lenders in 2025. Polygon Research's analysis offers forward-looking insights via HMDA, Census, RMBS, and FHA data, covering risks, opportunities, and strategies in evolving housing finance.
Explore the implications of adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs) resurgence for lenders in 2025. Polygon Research's analysis offers forward-looking insights via HMDA, Census, RMBS, and FHA data, covering risks, opportunities, and strategies in evolving housing finance.

October 23, 2025
5 minutes
The Great First Time Home Buyer Affordability Myth: Why Lower Rates Won't Solve It
Stop waiting for lower rates. New 2025 YTD data reveals the First-Time Home Buyer market (60% of all purchases) has split in two. Lenders need a dual-product strategy to win.
Stop waiting for lower rates. New 2025 YTD data reveals the First-Time Home Buyer market (60% of all purchases) has split in two. Lenders need a dual-product strategy to win.

October 28, 2025
5 minutes
The 2025 LLPA Matrix: A Polygon Research Data Analysis
What is an LLPA? And where are 2025's conventional loans actually landing?
What is an LLPA? And where are 2025's conventional loans actually landing?

October 7, 2025
5 inutes
2026 Refinance Surge: How Lenders Can Win in a High-Competition Market
Refinance volumes are projected to double by 2026, and borrower shopping behavior is intensifying. Here’s how you can prepare your lending strategy now to capture the coming wave.
Refinance volumes are projected to double by 2026, and borrower shopping behavior is intensifying. Here’s how you can prepare your lending strategy now to capture the coming wave.

September 29, 2025
5 minutes
Trigger Leads Are Ending. Here's Your New Lead Gen Strategy
With trigger leads ending in March 2026, your old lead gen playbook will be obsolete. Discover a new, data-driven strategy to find hidden mortgage leads and build a sustainable pipeline.
With trigger leads ending in March 2026, your old lead gen playbook will be obsolete. Discover a new, data-driven strategy to find hidden mortgage leads and build a sustainable pipeline.
September 25, 2025
3 minutes
Top Mortgage Risks Credit Unions Cannot Ignore in 2025
Credit unions outperform but emerging risks like delinquencies, refinance incentives, and disaster exposure demand deeper analysis. Learn more from Polygon Research at ACUMA 2025.
Credit unions outperform but emerging risks like delinquencies, refinance incentives, and disaster exposure demand deeper analysis. Learn more from Polygon Research at ACUMA 2025.