Not only did loanDepot have blowout earnings in 2020, but its CEO and founder took home a blowout paycheck. Are there more like it?

Lenders surveyed by Altisource cited technology as one of their biggest challenges, while also selecting technology enhancements as an important factor to increase business.

Researchers at the think tank focused on the presence of appraisal bias during refinancing transactions because such loans “lack an arm’s length transaction.”

Profit margins in the first quarter of 2021 will decline from the fourth quarter of this year, according to a survey of mortgage executives by Fannie Mae. Executives also believe the refi boom might have peaked.

Only 18% of borrowers who refinanced during the third quarter remained with their previous lender/servicer. The reason: Competing lenders offering lower rates.

The traditional models used to predict consumer credit performance and newer machine learning methods can be extremely inaccurate, according to a new report.

Time to start thinking about 2021? Sure, but lenders are plenty busy these days. The fourth quarter could be a barn-burner, just like 3Q20.

The coronavirus pandemic has sped the adoption of remote online notarizations, but uniformity and collaboration are critical for sustainability.

The Independent Community Bankers of America said it plans to collaborate with the CFPB to test certain community bank-inspired improvements to the TRID rule through the trial disclosure “sandbox” program.

So, you want to be a publicly traded company? Be prepared to made disclosures that normally might never see the light day. Both good and bad.