At March 31, Flagstar's home equity loan portfolio totaled $796 million, up 19% from a year ago...

Over the past 18 months, Meyer said MLinc has seen more than half of its 500-plus clients once again become active in the space...

Lending to one's own employees: How big of a deal?

In 2018, Pacific Union had total expenses of $268.6 million, of which $164.1 million went for personnel...

The NMLS issued guidance addressing transitional authority for mortgage loan originators moving between states and from banks to nonbanks.

A stand-out was Texas Capital's “loans held for investment” program which ended the quarter at $6.30 billion, up 34% from a year ago. 

"Now having been in the mortgage industry for over 30 years, HUD’s mortgagee letter is perhaps one of the most egregious and ill-advised actions that I have seen taken by a government agency in many years," said Anne Canfield, a partner at Michael Best Strategies.

The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act appears to have contributed to a slowing housing market last year, industry analysts say. However, tax reform could help boost the housing market going forward.

The Lake promotion comes about two weeks after JPM Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon in a letter to shareholders said the megabank is considering significant changes in its home lending operations...

The Ditech financial hole just got bigger...