CAREER & COMPENSATION

The competitive and controversial leader, who will stay on the board, oversaw rapid growth but also a massive downsizing, and a notorious mass firing over Zoom.

The lawsuit accuses the lender of violating 17 sections of the California labor code, including failure to pay all minimum, regular and overtime wages.

Loandepot is arguing that its local rival, West Capital Lending, has no standing to sue it over the statute meant to protect consumers from predatory lending.

The brokerage boss settled litigation with ex-business partner Mat Grella which involved private aviation, luxury cars and a separate six-figure judgment.

Movement Mortgage added to its operations leadership and Click n' Close named a new chief information officer.

Retail lender Rate separately launched yet another non-mortgage brand, with outdoor saunas and other furnishings following a high-end performance wear line.

The ex-housing official is returning to a previous employer with the aim of helping guide the firm through an evolving landscape in federal policy.

The lender, which has fought the nonpayment accusations since 2020, will give over $3.8 million to over 200 past and current employees involved in the case.

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.

A California appellate court reversed a lower court's dismissal of a lawsuit over CrossCountry's alleged 2021 raiding of a Seattle-area branch.

OneTrust Home Loans says its employees secretly used Floify to funnel loans to brokerage E Mortgage Capital, which were then funded by the wholesale giant.

Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group appoints new chief revenue officer and Mortgage Cadence, owned by PartnerOne, announced a new CEO and chief revenue officer.

AnnieMac and CrossCountry Mortgage say their former employees did not remain employed long enough for the so-called unvested wage advances to vest.

Current CEO Rick Thornberry is retiring as Radian shifts to a multi-line business, with former Mr. Cooper President Mike Weinbach taking over on Aug. 13.

Copper Ridge Ventures has joint venture businesses with mortgage loan officers and real estate professionals using the same broker model as NEXA Lending.

Employees say they worked unpaid overtime by frequently logging into numerous software before clocking in, to answer calls immediately upon their shift starting.

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.

Dino Lack will lead Union Home's efforts to improve the lending experience through advanced workflow automation and artificial intelligence integration.

Here are the 50 women who did the most dollar volume for the previous 12 months in this year's Top Producers survey.

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.