Newly minted Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh will host his inaugural press conference on Wednesday. Bankers will be paying close attention to what he says — and how he says it.
The deal reinforces PennyMac's AI-focused pivot and will also accelerate development and growth of its proprietary servicing platform, the lender said.
This industry executive finds subservicing mortgages impacted by rule changes and relatively higher delinquency rates helps test operations and keep them sharp.
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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Contract signings rose 3.8% to 76.8 last month, according to National Association of Realtors data released Wednesday, a faster pace than all estimates in a Bloomberg survey.
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A trade group says it has few options to continue fighting a California statute increasing protections for borrowers and upping burdens for lienholders.
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The lending giant accuses Prime Home Lending of causing reputational harm through aggressive telemarketing that is confusing their clients.
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Maxex named a new chief financial officer, Lennar elevated Jim Parker to chief operating officer and U.S. Mortgage Insurers appointed a new board chair.
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The first bipartisan, bicameral housing compromise includes a suite of community banking provisions long sought by the industry.
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State mortgage regulators are favoring fines over fair, balanced supervision, and need a coordinated overhaul, according to the head of the CHLA.
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AD Mortgage's head of correspondent business development writes that an Iran peace deal sparked bond rallies ahead of Wednesday's FOMC meeting.
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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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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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