Earlier this month, nonprime lender Citadel Servicing Corp., Irvine, CA, launched a one-month bank-statement program for self-employed borrowers.

Cowen & Co. predicts that storm damage caused by the hurricane could “encourage” lender consolidation…

Late last year, IBM bought Ludwig’s Promontory Financial Services advisory firm, but the former OCC chief kept two divisions: Promontory MortgagePath LLC and Promontory Interfinancial.

So, how is the program doing? A spokesman for UWM said 40 firms were created with the first round of seed money and all are still in business.

In aggregate, banks and thrifts earned $3.72 billion from mortgage banking activities during 2Q17…

“The NOLO platform allows customers to complete the mortgage lending process entirely online without the industry standard loan officer interference at each step,” 360 said.

A growing number of mortgage lenders and aggregators are actively considering entry into the private label securitization market, says Clayton President Jeff Tennyson…

The vast majority of Fannie buyback activity involves loans sold into MBS issued since 2015…

“Before a loan closes there will need to be [property] reinspections,” said Pete Mills, senior vice president of residential policy and member engagement for MBA.

Mortgages in the deal were originated by a variety of lenders, none of which were identified…