Rocket Cos. gave generous stock awards to its leaders for a busy year, while Better Home & Finance awarded raises to leaders after a difficult stretch.
The percentage of investors who view the market as better than it was a year ago fell to 36% from 45% in the winter, according to a spring survey.
A rule change requiring trial modifications before other loss-mitigation options is creating workflow and liquidity challenges, especially for smaller servicers without deep resources.
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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The latest offer, 70 cents per share higher than previously agreed to, equals the cash proposal made by UWM Holdings to win over Two Harbors' shareholders.
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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac investors are underestimating the chances of a public market re-entry from the mortgage giants after a lull in chatter around the names, according to Mizuho's Dan Dolev.
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Employers hired an additional 115,000 workers in April, while unemployment remained unchanged at 4.3%. Despite the positive headline figure, a spike in newly unemployed workers and a rising number of underemployed workers suggests instability under the surface.
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The Treasury Department held a high-stakes huddle with state insurance officials to discuss risks associated with the rapid growth of private credit in the economy and whether those investments could pose systemic vulnerabilities.
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The buyer will add around 800,000 loans to its hefty servicing portfolio, while Valon said it will shift away from servicing to focus on technology.
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State mortgage regulators are increasingly treating supervision as enforcement, imposing large fines even when companies fix issues quickly, writes the head of public policy at NewRez.
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Mortgage lenders' crisis communications frameworks are too slow for today's markets, leaving dangerous narrative gaps, according to the founder of ClearLine.
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Treasurys posted solid gains Friday as oil futures dropped $15 a barrel, while the S&P 500 logged its 10th straight day of higher highs, according to the head of correspondent business development at AD Mortgage.
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