At Impac, Mangiaracina will split his time between the nonbank’s headquarters in Irvine, CA, and New York where the company has just opened a new satellite office.

In a new regulatory filing Bill Erbey's Salt Pond is described as a provider of merchant banking services.

HARP volume fell a stunning 75.9 percent in 2014. So is it time to stick a fork in the program and call it a day?

In less than 10 months, a volume-heavy private-label origination deal that PHH Mortgage has with Wall Street giant Merrill Lynch is set to expire, potentially blowing a hole in its production machine. According to a recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, PHH acknowledges that “there can be no assurances that the agreement will be renewed on favorable terms, if at all.” If the deal were to be cancelled, PHH could see...

The most aggressive bidders for high-performing mortgage loan officers are nonbanks, which have been steadily stealing market share away from the megabanks...

Although George Ellison’s salary was not disclosed in the press release announcing his employment with the company, a subsequent filing provided details: $450,000 per year, another $450,000 in incentive bonuses...

Kristie Kully of K&L Gates discussed how the rule treats issues related to splitting commissions, a subject her firm gets a lot of questions about...

After seeing what’s transpired at Nationstar, Owen and Walter the pass year, would Dan Gilbert (who owns Quicken Loans) and Stan Middleman (Freedom’s owner) ever ponder going public?...

Not only are residential loan officers in high demand these days – especially ones with fat Rolodexes – but some of these top performers are being offered “signing bonuses” of $5,000 to $40,000, and even more to jump ship. Moreover, according to interviews conducted by Inside Mortgage Trends, the most aggressive bidders for high-performing LOs are nonbanks, which have been steadily stealing market share away from the megabanks the past few years. “Most depositories are not committed...

Lenders should stay as far away as possible from even the appearance of basing any part of a loan officer’s pay on the terms of a mortgage. During an Inside Mortgage Finance webinar this week, Amy Durant, an attorney with the Bodman law firm in Ann Arbor, MI, emphasized the importance of the restrictions on compensation that are embedded in a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule. The rule states...