A retail lender, the Houston-based NRL has increased staff at a branch in Cincinnati by 25 percent this year…

The Fed report focused on the origination of FHA mortgages, which are generally more risky than loans eligible for sale to GSEs…

Under the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act, banks with less than $10 billion in assets can receive QM treatment for certain loans...

Roughly 44.6 percent of the loans were underwritten with alternative documentation or bank statements…

The top six ARM lenders are all commercial banks, led by Bank of America…

HomeStreet continues to deemphasize its role in residential mortgages…

Among all IO originators, First Republic Bank ranked first with $1.54 billion…

TMS called it a “realignment,” explaining the cuts are part of a plan to “fuel fintech growth.”

The three largest holders of first-liens are Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America…

According to sources familiar with the matter, Stearns is looking at other acquisitions as well...