Lenders ready to court millennials as potential clients, and employees, can find common ground more easily than they might assume.

Mortgage professional hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Feb. 26.

Mortgage professional hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Feb. 19.

The mismatch between demand for new homes and the supply threatens to drive up prices and dampen lending.

National Mortgage News readers share their views on the most pressing mortgage and housing topics of the month. Comments are excerpted from reader response sections of NationalMortgageNews.com articles and our social media platforms.

Mortgage professional hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Feb. 12.

The nonbank mortgage sector ended 2015 with 12,300 more full-time employees than in December 2014.

Mortgage professional hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Feb. 5.

Mortgage professional hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Jan. 29.

Mortgage professional hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Jan. 22.

Mortgage professional hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Jan. 15.

Mortgage professional hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Jan. 8.

The more aggressive nonbank lenders are attracting top producers by essentially allowing loan officers to set their own rate of pay. While so-called "pick-a-pay" compensation plans are not illegal, critics say they can encourage loan officers to steer consumers into more expensive loans in order to increase their own pay.

As the mortgage industry begins the New Year, National Mortgage News takes a look at the biggest trends and topics that will shape 2016.

National Mortgage News is pleased to begin accepting submissions for the 2016 Top Producers, an annual ranking of mortgage loan officer and broker origination volume.

Mortgage professional hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Jan. 1.

From the rollercoaster ride toward the TILA-RESPA implementation deadline to concerns about other areas the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau would zero in on for scrutiny, these seven stories dominated National Mortgage News during 2015. Following are both the stories and an update on where the situation stands now.

A number of factors, including the shift back to a purchase market and burgeoning Hispanic and millennial demographics, are expected to spur mortgage industry hiring across the board in 2016, with one major exception: appraisers.

What mortgage companies pay LOs, and how compensation plans are determined and structured, can give regulatory agencies more information about a company's priorities than lenders might think.

Mortgage professional hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Dec. 25.