Meanwhile, bank whole loan portfolios have been increasing – largely because of the resurgence of jumbo mortgage originations, along with the recovery in home-equity lending.

The privately held Stearns Lending is already “offering mortgage banking services” to the homebuilder’s customers…

Margaret Sweeny, the judge presiding over the case, is growing increasingly frustrated with the government’s attempt to keep documents out of the public domain

So, what’s wrong with banks and financial service companies offering sales quotas? Nothing at all, if...

Freddie expects originations to hit $2.0 trillion this year, a 14.3 percent sequential improvement…

One mortgage CEO who runs a California-based shop told IMF his firm recently was in a pinch and paid a $1,500 “rush fee” to an appraiser to get a deal done on time.

Founded by former Goldman Sachs executive Donald Mullen, Pretium Partners bills itself as a specialized investment management firm with roughly $6.5 billion of assets under management.

Will a potential residential mortgage customer bolt Wells Fargo because they can’t trust the bank’s employees, including its retail loan officers?

“We’re extremely concerned the CSP would be transferred to a nonprofit or a corporation where the board members include executives from JPMorgan Chase or GE Capital,” CMLA's Corso said.

As rates increase, more deals are hitting the market...