Although the overall U.S. economy added jobs this fall, mortgage banking and brokerage firms continued to shed workers, a trend that is likely to continue until lenders, servicers and others “right size” their companies for declining refinance volume. According to figures compiled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the mortgage banking and brokerage sectors shed 6,000 jobs in September. The mortgage brokerage industry shed 2,200 jobs during the month, bankers 3,800, according to an analysis from Inside Mortgage Trends ...