With loan production on a downward trajectory this year, rumors abound regarding industry layoffs, but at least one top-ranked lender is still actively hiring: United Wholesale Mortgage, Troy, MI.

A significant number of lenders report that they don’t have a comprehensive vendor management system in place, according to a survey by Vendorly, a firm that provides vendor-oversight services.

A spike in non-agency mortgage-backed security issuance has helped make 2018 the strongest year for securitizations in this niche market since the financial crisis, but the sector still has a long way to go, according to Grant Bailey, a top analyst at Fitch Ratings.

The top six ARM lenders are all commercial banks, led by Bank of America…

According to figures compiled by Inside Mortgage Finance, UWM ranks ninth overall among all lenders, and is poised to move up in the rankings...

Brace yourself, new mortgage employment figures will be released Friday morning…

In July 2017, the vendor named Rob Clements chairman and CEO and John Surface president and chief operating officer. Both came over from EverBank Financial…

The three largest holders of first-liens are Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America…

But the most telling sign of how the banking industry has lost its grip on home lending rests in the number of depositories that rank among the top 20…

According to sources familiar with the matter, Stearns is looking at other acquisitions as well...