Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Oct. 30.

Former MBA chair and owner, president, and CEO of Union Home Mortgage, Bill Cosgrove, provides a peek into his pandemic playbook and offers advice to smaller lenders on how to stay competitive amid a rash of companies going public.

Black borrowers locked in an average mortgage rate of 4.44% for conventional loans — 15 basis points higher than white borrowers, according to an analysis of HMDA data by the National Association of Real Estate Brokers.

In the first episode of the five-part Arizent documentary series, we look at how disparities in net worth and mortgage discrimination impact Black home ownership — and why it's impossible to close the gaps without attacking systemic racism.

In the first episode of the five-part documentary series, we look at how disparities in net worth and mortgage discrimination impact Black home ownership — and why it's impossible to close the gaps without attacking systemic racism.

This five-part series is a comprehensive effort to explain the racial discrimination Black Americans face in our financial system.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Oct. 23.

HUD Deputy Secretary Brian Montgomery questioned "whether we could ever totally accept desktop-only appraisals" at the Mortgage Bankers Association conference this week.

From pervasive discrimination at work to the dangers of #BankingWhileBlack, Black people in America face serious hurdles when engaging with the financial services. Join us for a panel discussion featuring guests from the upcoming Access Denied: Systemic Racism in Financial Services podcast.

The legislation would extend to the banking system the Civil Rights Act's protections for customers of hotels and restaurants.

Despite tangible evidence dispelling that it's hard to find Black talent, the financial services have yet to crack the code when it comes to building a representational workforce. But is it a sufficient solution on its own?

The predominantly white universe of real estate investors may be used to working with people and companies with enough financial resources to have a track record in the business, but historic inequities have limited those opportunities for Black executives.

Jane Fraser, President of Citigroup and CEO of Global Consumer Bank, shares her thoughts on becoming the firm’s next CEO, expresses her gratitude for the outpouring of support she’s received, and pays homage to all the women who have paved the path before her.

Mortgage companies contended with an average of 1,316 fraud attempts per month in 2020, up from 1,280 in the previous year, according to the latest study by LexisNexis Risk Solutions.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Oct. 16.

CEO Charlie Scharf disappointed investors by failing to provide either a detailed road map for long-term expense reductions or say when he might release such a plan.

Providers, including investors in low-income housing tax credits, have become hesitant to make deals.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Oct. 9.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's overhaul of its Qualified Mortgage standard is alarming free-market advocates who say it will precipitate a return to easy credit and higher defaults and could disproportionately harm minorities.

What Jason Gardner, founder and CEO of Marqeta, has learned leading a 450-person fintech from home.