Consumer lending

Restoring consumer confidence in financial services won't be easy after the latest banking brouhaha, but the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau can help by proactively holding all mortgage loan officers to the same federal licensing standard.

The granular data and quick decisions that can help field a winning fantasy football team have a lot in common with the analytics tools that mortgage lenders use to monitor and evaluate their operations.

Mortgage loan officers keep an eye on the long game, but making a sale is more than the sale; ushering people through the biggest purchase of their lives requires the ability to maintain relationships over time.

The mortgage industry is failing communities of color by not providing adequate access to conventional loan products, calling into question the future of the housing market and the nation's ability to turn the tide of rising wealth inequality.

Xenith Bankshares in Richmond, Va., is getting out of the mortgage origination business.

Impac Mortgage Holdings has released the pricing of an upcoming follow-on stock offering.

PNC Financial Services Group plans to increase consumer lending with its current tilt toward commercial loans generating lower overall loan yields.

Industry veteran A.W. Pickel III is heading to AmCap Mortgage to become president of the lender's newly formed Midwestern division.

Hilltop Holdings in Dallas has promoted Alan White to share the chief executive role with Jeremy Ford.

A fintech startup called Point is allowing consumers sell a piece of their home equity to investors, rather than borrowing against the value of their houses.