If a true retirement wave develops, the question becomes: Who’s going to replace all the retirees?

In jumbos we trust: First Republic bucks the trend and reports higher originations...

Messrs. Schneider and Stein are hanging out their M&A shingle in what could be a fruitful year...

Over the past 18 months, The Change and its affiliates have raised $400 million…

The interest rate on 30-year conventional rate mortgages will hit 6.0% sometime in the second quarter, according to industry consultant Paul Hindman...

While lenders struggle with sharply lower application volumes, the MSR market is ripe with deals...

It's a good time to own MSRs...

Too many credit unions and community banks are ignoring the risks of ill-thought-out interest rate lock strategies, according to Black Knight. By using technology that integrates lock commitments with loan origination system data, lenders can more effectively hedge against risk.

Non-QM lending was supposed to be an industry bright spot this year, but unhedged loan pipelines are causing selected damage throughout the sector. One victim: Sprout Mortgage.

Secondary market player Maxex has received a new round of funding from its backers, but details are a bit light. The platform hopes to engage in more non-QM trading this year.