Mortgage lenders play a crucial role in divorce. Experts explain how to navigate decree language, assumability and tax pitfalls before it's too late.
The companies now anticipate generating around $14 billion in annual origination volume, making them one of the biggest lenders in the country.
More than half of consumers worry about money daily, despite improved budgeting habits and, according to a Ramsey Solutions survey, declining mortgage concerns.
Here are the 50 most prolific mortgage originators in the U.S. as measured by units produced, according to the 2026 National Mortgage News Top Producers survey.
Here are the 50 women who did the most dollar volume for the previous 12 months in this year's Top Producers survey.
Banks and credit unions are pairing AI-driven efficiency with stable staffing and cross-training to scale mortgage production as originations rebound and technology expands capacity.
More mortgage professionals told National Mortgage News they expect their companies to hire, or stand pat, rather than fire workers this year.
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Brian Moynihan spoke of the challenges of developing and maintaining Erica, the bank's main internal AI model, with precision.
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The company will pay $4.6 million in the settlement, which resolves allegations that it violated foreclosure protection rules in place during the pandemic.
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Two Harbors opens a negotiating window for UWM this week for a revised offer, but the bid has to be all cash, the REIT will not entertain a stock alternative.
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The Federal Reserve governor warned in a speech Saturday that lower capital requirements and lighter supervision could create a credit 'sugar high' that could spur excessive risk-taking, with potentially significant long-term consequences.
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Self-employed borrowers represent just 23.1% of the pool, and liquid reserves were $858,428 compared with 21.9% and $1 million.
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While disparate impact has never been under greater legal pressure, its influence on the future of housing policy and even employment continues to grow, showing that reducing discriminatory effects is good for business.
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Crude oil futures dropped sharply Sunday, triggering bullish Treasury gaps. The head of correspondent business development at AD Mortgage writes about what it means for yields.
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First-time buyer ages and declining homeownership rates demand bold federal action on taxes, condos and financial literacy, according to the head of the CHLA.
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UPCOMING LIVESTREAMThursday, June 18, 20261:00 p.m. / 10:00 a.m.The FOMC meeting will be interesting as Kevin Warsh takes the chair. KBRA Chief Strategist Van Hesser will review the meeting, the presser and the new dot plot.
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ON-DEMAND VIDEONima Ghamsari, Co-founder and CEO, Blend, discusses agent first mortgage operations and what it means for lenders today. -
ON-DEMAND VIDEODave Howard, Executive Vice President, Origination Services at ServiceLink, reveals homebuyer borrower behavior data and what it means for lender strategy.
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