Loan Think

Confirmed: some banks are buying and funding nonprime mortgages -- but the effort is small.

File this under rumor: residential mortgages that are not eligible for sale to Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac/FHA (insurance) are being quietly originated and kept on the balance sheet of community lenders.

Restaurants are using CRM to cater to their regular customer preferences. Mortgage originators should do the same thing.

As the Mortgage Bankers Association’s annual conference in Chicago gets closer, I’m remembering what a great mortgage party town the Windy City has been over the years.

Are businessmen of all different stripes, including lenders, holding back on hiring?

What does a good mortgage compliance officer cost?

You ask for their opinions of your work and they gave them. How you respond, not if, could cement the relationship.

Hedge funds continue to sniff around the mortgage banking sector -- but where are the deals?

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's enforcement guide explicitly requires lenders to have chief compliance officers, but what does that really mean?

Want to sell your mortgage company? What will your tax rate be next year?