Meanwhile, lenders are swamped these days with new business but are they prepared (staffing wise) to handle the volume?

PIMCO owns at least one mortgage company, First Guaranty Mortgage Corp., in Tysons Corner, VA. Earlier this year, FGMC launched a non-QM brand called Maverick…

Ocwen’s Liberty Home Equity Solutions recently launched a non-agency reverse mortgage product. The EquityIQ loan allows borrowers to access up to $4 million in up-front cash...

As most mortgage bankers know, recessions are generally good for the industry because rates plunge and originations spike. The tricky part is dealing with borrowers who face employment loss…

In its final rule, the FHFA appears to have relented, finally paving the way for VantageScore to compete directly with FICO.

Quicken Loans, the nation’s largest direct lender, told IMT the firm currently has 1,300 job openings “with positions available in many areas, including mortgage banking and technology.”

CSS has retained Spenser Stuart – a talent vendor frequently used by Fannie – to conduct an executive search.

FHA originators use LRS for post-endorsement loan reviews, unconditional direct-endorsement test cases, lender monitoring reviews, and self-reporting of fraud…

The Lenders One co-op is controlled by industry vendor Altisource Portfolio Solutions, which is pondering a sale. Altisource is publicly traded and started out in life as part of Ocwen…

“Expansive datasets about people’s social connections, the kinds of websites they visit, where they shop and how they talk do not have the same simple intuitive connection to each individual’s ability to repay a loan,” said Aaron Rieke, managing director at Upturn...