Consumer direct

Impac Mortgage Corp., a subsidiary of Impac Mortgage Holdings Inc., will acquire the mortgage operations of CashCall Inc., a consumer direct mortgage originator.

Lenda, a new mortgage company backed by Silicon Valley investors, wants to supplant the traditional loan officer with consumer self-service technology.

Tree.com has adopted its marquee LendingTree brand for its new corporate name.

The next 12 months could be a rather bumpy ride for the mortgage industry as consumers take more control over the loan origination process.

The ongoing push for more robust loan data will continue in 2015, as market participants across the mortgage lifecycle adopt new regulatory requirements and take advantage of recent developments in paperless processing and self-service capabilities.

The Online Originator Award acknowledges a lender that has demonstrated a commitment to using Web-based technologies to generate borrower leads and convert them into closed loans. Learn about this year's finalists and see who won the 2014 MT Award.

Refinance volume may be waning, but lenders' reliance on consumer direct tools will only increase next year. Plus, the rise of mini-correspondents will keep the warehouse lending renaissance going strong in 2015.

Marketplace lender Social Finance may pursue a larger initial public offering than expected, CEO Mike Cagney said. Progress in its mortgage business and a new lending app will be pivotal to the company's future, he said.

Impac Mortgage Holdings in Irvine, Calif., is currently in negotiations to acquire an unnamed mortgage originator, the company said in a recent regulatory filing.

If banks finally start loosening up mortgage lending standards, will credit unions' hard-won market share take a hit?

VirPack released a new Web portal for consumers to submit digital copies of borrower verification documents to mortgage lenders.

For the fifth year in a row, Quicken Loans is rated No. 1 by consumers in terms of customer satisfaction, according to a J.D. Power survey.

Nonbank mortgage lender loanDepot has reached an agreement to acquire Mortgage Master.

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust and its sister company, PennyMac Financial Services, reported a rise in quarterly profits.

The giant servicer picks its reverse mortgage CEO Otto Kumbar to lead its forward and reverse mortgage lending businesses.