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Also, per-loan compensation keeps dropping due to the persistence of refinancing in the mix but it could rise as the purchase share of the market increases.

Rents are soaring in many U.S. cities as the economy rebounds, squeezing the budgets of tenants who also face increased risk of eviction after courts overturned a pandemic-era ban from the Center for Disease Control.

The recent increase in loan size across all application types reflects rising prices, which contributed to a drop in applications, Mortgage Bankers Association economist Joel Kan said.

The company aims to use the additional capacity to get its non-qualified mortgage business back to producing $125 million per month, and anticipates more purchases of mortgage servicing rights, representatives said in its Q1 earnings call.

The digital transformation of payments has reached its next phase — with banks and fintechs leading the way. Avoiding the one-size-fits-all approach to deliver the experience customers want is key.

The 30-acre luxury retail development is among four investment-grade-worthy loans included in the multiborrower deal.

United Wholesale Mortgage set off a brawl in the press when it forbade brokers from doing business with Rocket and Fairway. As a small group of brokers pursue legal action over the ultimatum, experts weigh in on whether the spat is benefiting the wholesale channel.

There are only a handful of servicers who have unlocked the secret to achieving high retention rates, and they are performing over 3x better than the industry average of 18%. How are they doing it? It’s all about the data, writes the head of consumer finance at Jornaya.

Scrolling Zillow has become a go-to activity for Americans stuck at home pondering real estate upgrades as low interest rates and a shortage of homes to buy fuel the pandemic housing market.

Residential value growth in March reached heights not seen since the lead up to the housing bubble, according to CoreLogic.