Consumer direct

Washington Federal in Seattle has added the general manager of mortgages at Zillow Group to its board.

Home equity line of credit originations are in the midst of a comeback, fueled by the rise in home prices, according to a white paper released by Experian.

First Community Mortgage is taking somewhat of an unusual approach with its latest branding campaign.

Clara, a new online mortgage lender, has launched with $27 million in equity financing.

Online lender LoanDepot has raised $150 million in term debt financing as part of its capital strategy.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Aug. 12.

BOK Financial plans to exit the correspondent lending channel by the end of the year because of increased competition and low rates.

First Community Mortgage, a subsidiary of First Community Bank in Murfreesboro, Tenn., has started a consumer direct lending operation working out of a new office in Cleveland.

Berkshire Hills Bancorp in Pittsfield, Mass., has agreed to buy First Choice Bank in Lawrenceville, N.J.

So far, 2016 has brought legal battles, election woes and TRID-related headaches to the mortgage industry, among many other major issues.

Sales growth was the top reason lenders gave for investing in new technology, according to a new study from sales automation software firm Velocify.

Longstanding mortgage advertising rules are taking on new meaning in the age of digital marketing.

The second mortgage is on its way back, and some lenders could have an advantage in the competition for the piggyback loan business.

Homebuyers are growing more worried about competition from other buyers, but housing affordability remains their No. 1 concern, a survey by the real estate brokerage Redfin found.

Detroit’s renaissance has had spillover effects, including a sharp reduction in the frequency of fraud, misrepresentation and other defects in mortgage applications, First American Financial Corp. said Thursday.

Loan rates moved up slightly from their 2016 lows as anticipation grows of a rate hike this summer courtesy of the Federal Reserve, Freddie Mac reported.

Caliber Home Loans in Irving, Texas, has agreed to acquire Fairfield, Calif.-based First Priority Financial.

Mortgage applications and interest rates both increased during the week ending May 20, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s weekly survey.

Median investment home prices are rising thanks to all-cash sales, according to a report from the online real estate investment management firm HomeUnion.

Ditech Financial will shift a St. Louis-area servicing platform to start doing new loan originations during the third quarter.