This year's sluggish spring home buying season led to generally softer mortgage-related second quarter results at Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup and PNC Financial Services Group, but First Republic Bank bucked the trend.

Strong demand for business and multifamily loans, combined with double-digit growth in wealth management revenues, more than offset rising expenses.

Mortgage fees at the nation’s biggest home lender declined by a third in the three months ended June 30 to the lowest in more than five years.

Ditech Holding Corp. is considering selling itself, just over four months after the lender emerged from bankruptcy protection.

Ditech Holding Corp. returned to profitability in the first quarter, benefiting from accounting adjustments related to its emergence from bankruptcy protection in February.

Ditech Holding Corp. has received a second notice from the New York Stock Exchange warning its common stock could be delisted for not being in compliance with the exchange's requirements.

The Canadian banks' second-quarter profits were also boosted by double-digit income growth at their U.S. operations.

The Nashville company significantly reduced the 2018 earnings projection for its mortgage business.

PHH Corp. took a net loss in the first quarter but was able to surpass minimums for net worth and available cash necessary for Ocwen Financial to acquire the company.

An increase in title orders opened helped Fidelity National Financial improve its first-quarter net income by 59% over the same period last year.