Chase Home Finance, Iselin, N.J., says it plans to hire 800 new loan officers by the end of next year, more than half of which will reside in bank branches.If Chase follows through, its LO staff will increase by 30% from current levels. National Mortgage News reported in September that Chase was planning a major LO expansion, quoting co-chief executive officer Tom Wind. Chase Home Finance is owned by JPMorgan Chase & Co. Last year JPM bought Bank One, Chicago, giving the combined institution 2,500 bank branches. The new LOs that are not assigned to a bank branch will work out of some 225 Chase Home Finance offices. JPMorgan Chase can be found online at http://www.jpmorganchase.com.
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The Housing for the 21st Century Act includes provisions covering policy, manufactured homes and rural infrastructure introduced in a prior Senate proposal.
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Mortgage loan officer licensing saw its first rise since 2022 as Fannie Mae projects $2.4T in 2026 volume. Experts eye a market reset amid improving affordability.
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The secondary market regulator will formally publish its own rule on Feb. 6, after a comment period and without making changes to what it proposed in July.
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The FHFA chief told Fox an offering could be done near term - but may not be - while a Treasury official addressed conservatorship questions at an FSOC hearing.
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Bowing to industry pressure, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is warning consumers with notices on its complaint portal not to file disputes about inaccurate information on credit reports, among other changes.
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The mortgage technology unit at Intercontinental Exchange posted a profit for the third straight quarter, even as lower minimums among renewals capped growth.
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