The ranking was determined by dividing a company’s profit over the last financial year by the number of employees…

Through three quarters this year, retail originations fell 20.2 percent while brokers saw a 10.3 percent production drop and correspondent lending declined by only 1.8 percent.

Some lenders said they’re loosening underwriting standards in in an effort to compete for volume.

Nationally, home prices increased by 6.48 percent in October compared with a year ago, according to Black Knight.

“While this flexible approach is generally beneficial for lenders and consumers, it does produce some uncertainty over what will be considered ‘good faith’ or ‘material,’” according to attorneys at the law firm of Buckley Sandler.

A new spending bill approved by Congress extended federal funding through Jan. 19.

While combined GSE servicing still accounted for a hefty 44.9 percent of single-family mortgages, it has continued to drift lower over the course of 2017…

Beginning in tax year 2018, a deduction won’t be allowed for interest paid on home-equity loans unless proceeds from the loan are used to improve the residence…

Washington Federal will increase wages by 5.0 percent for employees earning less than $100,000 a year…

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac likely will post healthy combined earnings for the fourth quarter in the range of $4.0 billion to $5.0 billion, according to an analysis by Inside Mortgage Finance. And un-der a surprise revision to their conservatorship terms, they’ll likely be able to keep a good deal of it.