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New insurance written during the first quarter slipped by 20% from the prior three months and by 30% year-over-year, yet five companies had higher income than in the fourth quarter and all six earned more money than in the first quarter 2021.

Some lenders and their parent companies are reconsidering their loan-channel mix and business lines as refinance volumes fall and margins shrink; others are doubling down.

Also, Gateless promotes its own to chief technology officer, Panorama Mortgage Group announces new brand, Lower appoints its first CFO and more.

The size of their returns during the past decade belie their negative yields so far this year.

With large banks establishing strong security infrastructure, cybercriminals are eyeing smaller and mid sized companies as their next victims.

Health care, home improvement, cannabis, gaming and college students are among the areas banks are targeting with the help of innovative tools.

Pandemic economics forced all lender attention on high-volume refis and lightning-fast purchases and made consumers expect push-button ease more than ever. Now lenders must meet diversification and one-stop-shop customer expectations at once. What services are best under a lender roof vs. integrated via technology? How do you deliver what consumers expect in the current regulatory climate?

Myths will undoubtedly limit the possibilities of your brand. Who knew, but when it comes to home ownership, Gen Zs have lofty goals. What are the key issues you should consider for the Gen Z market?

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Why don’t consumers think of mortgage servicers for new refis and purchases, and how do we fix it? Four of five refi consumers leave their servicer, and they don't think of servicers when buying a home because they think of the home and not the loan. Do all originators need to become servicers? Will smart servicers eventually keep all new originations? Or will originations & servicing always be separate businesses?