Among the big four title companies, the top two reported fewer open orders year-over-year in the second quarter, while the other two gained business.

10-Q filings with the SEC reveal additional information regarding the financial wherewithal of public mortgage lenders in the second quarter.

Remax Holdings had net income of $3.7 million, up from $2 million one year prior, but a non-GAAP measure used for the mortgage business showed a near $200,000 increase in losses.

The company's mortgage segment, Zillow Home Loans will be its primary emphasis going forward, leaders said in their earnings report.

The lender and servicer saw origination volume jump to $6.5 billion as of June 30, up from $3.9 billion the previous quarter.

The publicly traded firm is also shoring up its sluggish stock and ramping up marketing efforts.

The reverse mortgage lender is closer to profitability and plans to maintain its New York Stock Exchange listing status, executives said in an earnings call.

The lender says it's reached an "agreement in principle" to end a consumer class action complaint over its wide-ranging January hack.

The parent of United Wholesale Mortgage came in two cents lower on operating earnings, which does not take into account a drop in mortgage servicing rights valuation.

New insurance written in the second quarter was only 2% lower year-over-year, the smallest drop in nearly three years.