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Wells Fargo & Co. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. posted their largest mortgage-lending gains in more than a year as the recovery in the market gains momentum.

Altisource Portfolio Solutions has raised the curtain on Residential Investor One, a new cooperative aimed at providing savings and services for real estate investors.

Zillow Group Inc. dropped after giving a 2015 revenue forecast that fell short, blaming delays in regulatory approval for its purchase of rival real estate website Trulia Inc.

Still reeling from underwriting guidelines that went into effect last year, some small lenders are worried that a new mortgage disclosure regime might be the thing that pushes them over the edge.

Wells Fargo posted profit that beat analysts' estimates as lower interest rates spurred more borrowers to purchase homes or refinance debt.

Lenders must act affirmatively to avoid confusion in the marketplace. A lender's obligations start before a relationship with a potential borrower exists.

NewDay Financial found itself embroiled in another regulatory order, this time stemming from allegations of rampant cheating on mortgage licensing examinations by company employees, including its chief operating officer.

Every person on your staff is responsible for marketing your company and almost all of them do a poor job of it.

FirstKey Lending priced a $241 million securitization of fixed-rate loans it made to landlords for the purchase of single-family homes.

Builders FirstSource rose the most on record after saying it agreed to buy competitor ProBuild Holdings in a deal valued at $1.63 billion.