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There has been a sharp decrease in the number of incoming appraisers, largely due to outdated and untenable certification requirements. Here's how to fix the situation.

HLP, formerly known as Hope LoanPort, has selected CoreLogic executive Faith Schwartz as chair of its board of directors.

Hiring by nonbank mortgage lenders stalled in October after adding new employees to their payrolls for eight straight months.

Mortgage professional hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Dec. 4.

HomeUnion has formed a mortgage-brokerage division that will focus on investors in single-family rental homes.

Kal Raman has resigned as president and chief executive of Xome, the digital platform of the nonbank mortgage servicer Nationstar Mortgage Holdings.

A plan by the government-sponsored enterprises to begin collecting the new Closing Disclosure data is designed to promote Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's loan quality goals. But the initiative may also prompt broader use of e-signatures and paperless processing.

Mortgage professional hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Nov. 27.

People's United Financial in Bridgeport, Conn., has dismissed three employees in the wake of alleged fraud on commercial real estate loans.

Mortgage professional hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Nov. 20.