Consumer lending

Staying on top of credit underwriting rules is essential for Rosalie Rains of Capital Financial Advisors, and when things get slow she can always turn to the two-color flier she made when she first started originating loans.

Joseph Chacko works with H1B visa holders in ethnic communities, and uses his knowledge of agency guidelines and immigration policy to offer foreign workers a place to put down roots.

Stonegate Mortgage Corp. expanded its loss year-over-year following a decline in mortgage servicing rights assets.

Savvy salespeople live by the motto ABC: Always Be Closing. Here's a look at loan officers featured in the Top Producers Rankings who took that mantra to new heights by posting triple-digit increases in their annual mortgage origination volume.

HomeBridge Financial's Michael Stallings took a desire to help military veterans and grew that into a hearty business focused on bringing other veterans the cornerstone of homeownership.

Property valuations for specially serviced U.S. commercial mortgage-backed securities have dipped, according to Fitch Ratings.

MountainView Servicing Group said Friday that it is the exclusive advisor for the sale of a bulk mortgage servicing rights portfolio with Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae loans.

Forecasters expect stronger originations in the second quarter as home buying outpaces refinancings.

PHH Corp. reported a first-quarter loss of $30 million, which included a $10 million pretax adjustment to the value of its mortgage servicing rights.

New rules have made it more challenging to originate mortgages without drawing attention from regulators. Mercantile Bank in Michigan, however, believes that positive trends in its biggest markets are incentive enough to hire lenders and improve its systems.

Walter Investment Management Corp. sank into a deeper $172.7 million net loss during the first quarter, as lower interest rates caused pressure on the company's mortgage servicing rights valuation.

Commercial and multifamily mortgage loan originations barely budged overall during the first quarter when compared to the same period last year, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Federal Savings Bank in Chicago has acquired the assets of ICC Mortgage Services in Westbury, N.Y.

Flagstar Bancorp reported an increase in net income during the first quarter, mainly on higher interest income and a larger release of loan loss reserves.

Borrowers continue to get smarter about the mortgage process, but from questions about closing costs to the minimum down payment and credit score needed to qualify, there's still a lot that can keep consumers confused during the origination process, or worse, on the sidelines of the market entirely.

Alterra Home Loans more than doubled its mortgage volume but saw its revenue decline. After some post-adoption hiccups, the company is making more money than ever. Other lenders have similar stories.

Stonegate Mortgage Corp. in Indianapolis has promoted James Smith, its president and chief operating officer, to be its permanent CEO.

Learn how the some of the industry's most successful loan originators get it done with these tricks of the trade from the 2016 Top Producers rankings' top 20 loan officers of the Northeast.

M&T Bank in Buffalo, N.Y., for the first time was able to report a full-quarter impact from its acquisition of Hudson City Bancorp, which took about three-and-a-half years to complete because of regulatory challenges.

Total mortgage income at B of A was $433 million, down from $694 million a year ago as the strategy of putting loans on its balance sheet meaning the bank gets less gain-on-sale revenue.