The FHFA, so far, has declined to provide a budget figure to the general public.

Despite Cordray's proclamation, loan production fell by 35 percent last year, but all that was tied to refis plunging. Right?...

How much a loan officer earns can be determined by where his/her leads come from.

Mortgage lenders are delirious about lower FHA premiums, right? Well, not everyone.

Anderman took Ellie Mae public in 2011. The company now has a market cap north of $1.1 billion.

“There’s a lot of 60- and 70-year old mortgage managers out there.”

According to Rick Roque, who heads MenloGlobal, “for the most part, executive level opportunities are stagnant, unless production comes with it."

Some banks pay between 50 and 80 basis points per loan. At the top end of the market are loan officers who earn between 150 and 200 basis points per transaction.

According to figures compiled by Inside Mortgage Finance, Wells Fargo was the nation’s largest home lender in the third quarter with $49.95 billion. JPM was a distant second.

The general consensus among those interviewed is that nonbanks will be more aggressive in their recruiting than depositories.