The top five lenders in our ranking have a combined retail volume of more than $21 billion at the end of the fourth quarter of 2023. While the majority saw a decrease in business between Q3 and Q4, one achieved a significant increase of 782.50%.
The data was sourced from National Mortgage News'
Scroll through to see which residential lenders are in the top 20 and how they fared in Q4.
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