While marketing services agreements dominated the conversation around compliance in the latter half of 2015, loan officer compensation will be under more scrutiny during 2016.

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Calvin Hagins, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's deputy assistant director for originations, warned mortgage lenders this week about four contentious areas that its examiners will zero in on next year.

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

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Employment at nonbank mortgage banking and brokerage firms was steady in August, ending a six-month run of job gains.

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Consulting firm The Collingwood Group has hired former Freddie Mac executive Paul Mullings.