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The Best Mortgage Companies to Work For study is a collaboration between National Mortgage News and the Best Companies Group, which conducts extensive employee surveys and reviews employer reports on benefits and policies.

Employment at nondepository mortgage companies dropped considerably in November, as the combined effects of lower volumes and seasonal slowing reduced hiring needs.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Jan. 4.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Dec. 28.

Liquidity, products and pricing are the main concerns for the secondary mortgage market in 2019.

Cash-strapped lenders need to find a way to consistently fund marketing that resonates with more cultures if they really want to be able to replace lost volume by reaching underserved borrowers.

The White House said that Comptroller of the Currency Joseph Otting will serve as acting director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency beginning Jan. 6, after Director Mel Watt’s term ends.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Dec. 21.

Class Valuation, a Troy, Mich.-based appraisal management company, acquired Landmark Network, which specializes in providing valuation services for reverse mortgages.

The current deputy secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Pam Patenaude, will step down in January.