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Despite a dramatic drop in loan volume, payroll reductions of 23,500 full-time employees since July appear relatively modest.

While distributed denial-of-service attacks typically crash systems with waves of invalid data requests, the manner in which Ellie Mae's technology was overwhelmed suggests the culprits were familiar with the mortgage business.

The Mortgage Bankers Association urged the Senate and House finance committees to pass the Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency Act, saying the bill contains "several critical provisions" for real estate financing markets and the economic recovery.

New rules should protect the FHA from losses on reverse mortgages and make prepayments more predictable for bond investors, but they also slow the production of loans available for securitization.

As the real estate market continues to recover, regulatory pressures are pushing mortgage executives to place consumers and their interests front and center in mortgage transactions.

The 10X Award honors a company, product or technology that's had an exponential impact on mortgage finance. Learn about this year's finalists and see who won the 2013 MT Award.

Mortgage rates rose as investors awaited this week’s jobs report and signs that the economy is rebounding after the disruption caused by harsh winter weather.

Here is a list of responses to 15 questions that consumers typically ask mortgage originators when they are looking for reasons not to do business with them.

Broadview Mortgage's Kelly Marsh ranked No. 37 in the fifth annual Top Originators Survey. As we count down this year's top originators, check out the other loan officers who made the cut in the latest installment of the list!

Secondary market agency won't securitize fixed-rate Home Equity Conversion Mortgages that feature a line of credit.