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Those left unemployed say lenders have in some cases cut off critical health insurance retroactively or denied severance or an earned PTO payout. Meanwhile, three firms are accused of skirting WARN disclosures providing advance notice of mass terminations.

Bank regulators are considering a measure that would rewrite the rules implementing the Community Reinvestment Act. They should consider taking their existing rules seriously.

Redfin Corp. is shuttering its iBuying business and laying off workers for the second time in almost five months, as the likelihood of a prolonged U.S. housing slowdown continues to ripple through the industry.

It came as a surprise to many housing experts that Asian, Black and Hispanic homeownership rates all jumped last year by more than 2 percentage points, according to quarterly Census Bureau data.

The new recruits mainly cover the East Coast.

The most recent cuts bring the company's total headcount reduction to over 1,000 employees this year.

The firms trimming payroll include lenders, a mortgage insurance giant, an iBuyer and an online notarization software provider.

The 60-person group, headed by Marc Wadman, originates loans in Colorado, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, South Carolina and Texas.

Opendoor Technologies Inc. is laying off about 550 employees after higher mortgage rates cratered U.S. housing demand.

The Connecticut mortgage vendor announced that after an exhaustive process of evaluating all options, it has decided to "cease doing business."