Companies that scored highest in this year’s Best Fintechs to Work For (a ranking compiled by our parent company, Arizent) go beyond the basics of strong pay packages, generous benefits and effective leadership to take a more holistic interest in their employees’ lives, according to the data.

Metrics and strategy are key at YCharts. So are mystery-flavored Oreos.

The companies on our third annual list of Best Fintechs to Work For (a ranking compiled by our parent company, Arizent) share an ability to create personal connections with employees, and offer top-tier benefits like generous sabbaticals, fully paid insurance, and parental leave on day one.

The prevention of wire fraud and cybercrime being perpetrated against the mortgage business is the latest passion for Regina Lowrie, longtime industry executive and the first woman to head up the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Many American homeowners count on the equity in their property to help fund their retirement years, but they might be overconfident by relying on that, according to Unison.

Rooted in increased regulations and general customer backlash, there is a growing emphasis on collecting consent and ensuring privacy of customer data, especially following enactment of the California Consumer Privacy Act.

Mortgage lenders' uptake of innovations in artificial intelligence, big data and other technologies has been relatively slow. It's an approach that may not be tenable in 2020.

ClosingCorp, a San Diego-based provider of closing cost data, has purchased the WESTvm mortgage loan order management technology from West, an affiliate of Williston Financial Group.

WeWork co-founder Adam Neumann's family office is in discussions to put additional capital in Peach Street Inc., a startup focused on mortgage servicing.

Sagent Lending Technologies has agreed to buy ISGN Corp. in a deal that would enlarge the company's loan servicing division.