A solid quality control program is critical to mitigating fraud risk, as well as protecting a lender’s perceived risk, according to industry attorneys.

The volume of adjustable-rate mortgages flowing into agency mortgage-backed securities jumped in the second quarter of 2025 and has remained elevated. Large nonbank lenders are driving the increase. (Includes data table.)

PennyMac Financial Services partnered with Vesta Innovations to adopt the firm’s loan origination system and streamline the mortgage application process in the consumer direct channel. The move includes an investment in Vesta.

Truist alleges that Colliers Mortgage used insider information to prompt employees in a mortgage unit at Truist to shift to Colliers.

Repurchases and indemnifications increased by more than 30% on a sequential basis during the second quarter. Through the first six months of the year, buyback activity was essentially level compared with the first half of 2024. (Includes data table.)

Employers are increasingly offering downpayment assistance programs as a way to boost employee recruitment and retention.

Rising PTI ratios for credit cards, home equity lines of credit and student loans were most positively correlated with future mortgage delinquencies, according to new research from TransUnion.

A growing share of homeowners are more concerned about increasing flood insurance premiums than actual flood damage to their properties, according to new research by the CFPB.

MSR sales have been sluggish this summer as bid prices spiked. But a rate cut by the Fed may cause values to wane, at least on 6% to 7% loans.

Mortgage executives count on AI and automation to streamline business processes and reduce overall costs.