Mortgage professional hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Jan. 30.

Freedom Mortgage will hire 500 additional employees to accommodate an anticipated increase in Federal Housing Administration refinance and purchase transactions.

Lenders should ensure they are not paying for referrals prohibited by the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act when they purchase these from another company. Here's one way they can.

Mortgage lenders are hoping the new Republican-controlled Congress will be more receptive to making changes to the "qualified mortgage" rule.

Will you make changes to the way you do business to get what you want, or have you grown complacent with what you have?

Mortgage employment slowly edged up this year, but will it continue to track the recent hiring boom in the national economy? Some industry observers believe so.

Here are some easy ways to introduce your loan origination group to your clients.

Increased fixed costs and poor business intelligence are hurting independent mortgage bankers' bottom lines.

A company's evolution from startup to established business requires executives to have a wide array of leadership skills, particularly given the intricate compliance requirements that can complicate the growth trajectory of many mortgage firms.

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With the right products and markets, loan officers can be better compensated even as they close fewer loans.