The number of LOs hired and coached increased by 19% year-over-year, according to LBA Ware.

Pretium Partners and a unit of Ares Management will acquire Front Yard Residential in a deal valued at $2.4 billion. The move follows recent complaints from shareholders regarding mismanagement.

The coronavirus pandemic has sped the adoption of remote online notarizations, but uniformity and collaboration are critical for sustainability.

The nonbank will pay almost $25 million, with some of it going to the whistleblower in the case.

While AmeriHome, Caliber Home Loans and Guild Mortgage have noted strong profits and plans for growth, their business strategies differ widely.

The Independent Community Bankers of America said it plans to collaborate with the CFPB to test certain community bank-inspired improvements to the TRID rule through the trial disclosure “sandbox” program.

The holding company of Fulton Bank was hit with a $1.5 million fine by the SEC for misleading disclosures regarding MSR valuations in 2016 and 2017.

So, you want to be a publicly traded company? Be prepared to made disclosures that normally might never see the light day. Both good and bad.

Flagstar is offering mentorship and other forms of support to startup companies toiling in the mortgage technology space. Three tech companies completed a similar program with the bank last year.

Even though Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have loosened standards for property appraisals, lenders are choosing the option of using appraisal waiver programs.