The uptick in cash balances might indicate the challenges issuers are facing originating new loans for reinvestment in commercial real estate CLOs.
U.S. Bancorp has plucked longtime lending executive Tom Wind from EverBank Financial to run its mortgage business.
New business practices mandated by regulators in an effort to reform the primary mortgage servicer market appear to have leveled off large versus small bank differences in customer satisfaction.
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.
The top employers in home lending value business partners with a large market share and reach but they also need to differentiate themselves.
These home lenders with 500 or more employees are considered among their staffs the best mortgage company to work for in 2026.
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The Federal Reserve Board governor said secular increases to the currency supply limits how much the central bank can shrink its holdings.
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The beleaguered bank said it is selling 74 loans totaling about $2.6 billion to a subsidiary of Kennedy-Wilson Holdings. The move is part of a plan to pursue strategic asset sales, trim expenses and shore up its balance sheet.
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The transaction helps cement WFG's place in the Bay Area market, something it has targeted since its 2010 founding, Chairman Patrick Stone said.
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The 13% jump from March stemmed primarily from borrowers late by 30 days, possibly due to a Sunday month-end close that complicated the receipt of payments.
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The 30-year conforming average reached its highest point since March last week, while loan application volumes finished 35% below their levels from a year ago, a trade group said.
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Guild Mortgage and Axia Home Loans shared their perspectives on how to ensure the health and prosperity of smaller shops at the MBA Secondary & Capital Markets Conference this week.
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Yields rebounded after the 30-year held near 5%, but the yield curve's flattening trend likely isn't over, according to the head of correspondent business development at AD Mortgage.
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The FHFA's ACV condo insurance rollback gets the balance right between affordability and safety, even if politics muddied the waters, the chairman of Whalen Global Advisors writes.
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Despite bullish jobs data, yields surged post-FOMC, with three possible wave theory outcomes ahead, according to the head of correspondent business development at AD Mortgage.
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UPCOMING LIVESTREAMThursday, April 30, 20261:00 p.m. / 10:00 a.m.José Torres, senior economist at Interactive Brokers, breaks down the FOMC decision and Fed Chair Jerome Powell's press conference.
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ON-DEMAND VIDEOSean Snaith, Director of the Institute for Economic Forecasting at the University of Central Florida, will provide insight into the FOMC meeting.
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ON-DEMAND VIDEOMonetary policy remains the key to the markets. The Federal Open Market Committee predicts one rate cut in 2026, but the panel will get a lot of data before
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