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We're counting down this year's Top Producers. Check out which loan officers made the cut in the latest segment of the list!

We're counting down this year's Top Producers. Check out which loan officers made the cut in the latest segment of the list!

We're counting down this year's Top Producers. Check out which loan officers made the cut in the latest segment of the list!

We're counting down this year's Top Producers. Check out which loan officers made the cut in the latest segment of the list!

We're counting down this year's Top Producers. Check out which loan officers made the cut in the latest segment of the list!

We're counting down this year's Top Producers. Check out which loan officers made the cut in the latest segment of the list!

ON's 16th annual mortgage rankings show how the country's best loan officers made the most out of a tumultuous year for originators.

Mike Cagney of Social Finance, honored Wednesday at LendIt's innovator of the year, chalks up his success to his company's "relationship-driven" model.

Lenders must act affirmatively to avoid confusion in the marketplace. A lender's obligations start before a relationship with a potential borrower exists.

Loans4Less.com in Redondo Beach, Calif., has agreed to buy consumer lending and peer-to-peer technology platform 321Lend.

In a reflection of the recovering housing market, consumer demand for home equity lines of credit is surging, according to the Consumer Banker Association's Home Equity Lending Committee.

KeyCorp has been getting back into full-scale residential lending as part of a broader strategy to deepen client relationships. The market's shift toward purchase activity and defined mortgage rules also played a role.

The Mortgage Bankers Association's annual servicing conference opened with a plea from Quicken Loans CEO Bill Emerson for executives to remember their duty beyond collecting loan payments from borrowers.

Here's a preview of some of the most interesting and important presentations scheduled at this year's MBA Servicing Conference, as selected by the editors of National Mortgage News.

One of the things we're always telling consumers is that if they want to become responsible homeowners, they're going to have to learn to manage their finances, and that means budgeting.

To take advantage of changing customer demographics and preferences, lenders must capitalize on digital technology. At the same time, digital technology should work in conjunction with, not as a replacement for, the loan officer.

Just three years ago, CEO David Nelms heralded the purchase of LendingTree Loans as a milestone in Discover's evolution from a strict credit-card company to a broad-based consumer lender. Now he is hinting that it might exit the mortgage business.

If Zillow is allowed to acquire rival Trulia, the company says it will maintain both brands' websites.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau recently issued a report showing that nearly half of all mortgage borrowers did not comparison shop. Will additional disclosure help if consumers don't use it?

The Green Lender Award acknowledges a lender that uses technology to promote sustainable and environmentally conscious business practices in the mortgage industry. Learn about this year's finalists and see who won the 2014 MT Award.