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As consumers search for homebuying advantages, local lenders discuss the 12 metro areas where it’s more affordable to purchase a property rather than rent a comparable house, according to Realtor.com data.

People want their payments to be quicker, safer, and more readily available across a wider range of channels. How are industry leaders leveraging data to build stronger relationships with their clients?

Also: Cherry Creek, Guaranteed Rate, Plaza Home, RoundPoint, Sprout, Waterstone, Incenter Appraisal Management add new faces to their rosters.

Gene Thompson goes to deciding what the company's next steps are, rather than implementing them.

The loan officers who brought in the highest volumes last year offer their perspectives on social media, the GSEs, loan channels and more.

During a record-breaking year for lending, these loan officers brought in the highest volumes of the 400 on the list.

Nonbanks claimed more of the top slots based on loan volume, while the origination gains experienced by Hispanic, Black and Native American borrowers were weaker than those of other groups.

Also: BSI Financial, Verity Global, BlackFin, Deephaven and Hunton Andrews Kurth add new faces to their rosters.

Also: Fairway fires back at UWM, private equity goes big with mortgage deals, manufactured homes aid the inventory crisis and how servicers will navigate the CDC's eviction ban extension.

Top executives from the 49 companies that earned a spot in this year's ranking of the Best Fintechs to Work For cite the need for nimble shifts in business strategy, leadership style and recruiting tactics among the lessons they took away from the challenges of the coronavirus crisis.