The reason loanDepot did so well: The company relies mostly on retail production where the profit margins are reliably fatter.

The lender's gain-on-sale margin totaled 84 basis points compared to just 58 bps in the second quarter.

Velocity's share price was up modestly Thursday, not too far from its 52-week high of $13.80...

Anchor was owned by Wafra Capital Partners...

The two mortgage giants have devised different strategies to make sure renters have a better chance of qualifying for a mortgage.

The MBA warned that New York's new requirements for nonbank lenders are "unworkable."

The government-insured market was under more pressure...

At Sept. 30, New Residential valued its portfolio of mortgage servicing rights at $6.56 billion...

The proposal also includes a new area-based subgoal designed to reduce the likelihood that GSE purchases in low-income areas go disproportionately to higher-income borrowers.

Although new originations and loan sales declined from the second quarter, many firms said gain-on-sale margins improved.