The ICBA noted that community banks have invested heavily in complying with the disclosure rules, but the complexity of the requirements has made it inevitable that some will be found non-compliant.

There has yet to be a “large” mortgage M&A deal announced this year other than the pending sale of EverBank to TIAA.

Some loan brokers we spoke with were skeptical about the RE/MAX concept...

“Agency MBS prepayment speeds slowed in September, but they still hover near the multi-year highs reached last month,” according to a report from Keefe, Bruyette & Woods.

With rates creeping up, more MSR packages should hit the auction block…

Pairing real estate agents with loan brokers? RESPA attorneys start your engines...

At Flagstar, refinances accounted for 57.6 percent of originations compared to 54.2 percent in the second quarter.

But there is one caveat: The VA sector is one business from which banks are not yet running away from…

For Mel Watt, he's at the halfway point...

Jumbo lending has a much more retail focus: the vast majority of loans are originated for portfolio or, in the case of non-depositories, sale to a bank or other portfolio investor.