Consumer lending

Learn how the some of the industry's most successful loan originators get it done with these tricks of the trade from the 2015 Top Producers rankings' top 12 loan officers of the Northeast.

Demand for commercial real estate is on a gradual road to recovery, the National Association of Realtors says, thanks to a stronger labor market and growing household formation among young adults.

The Korean-American bank is looking to diversify its balance sheet and revenue streams before it hits $10 billion in assets. The commercially focused lender hopes such efforts will help it once more regulation kicks in.

Learn how the some of the industry's most successful loan originators get it done with these tricks of the trade from the 2015 Top Producers rankings' top 12 loan officers of the South.

Learn how the some of the industry's most successful loan originators get it done with these tricks of the trade from the 2015 Top Producers rankings' top 12 loan officers of the West.

This year's unexpected pickup in both refinance and purchase lending is keeping hiring at nonbank mortgage firms moving at a upbeat clip.

PHH Corp. reported a strong jump in income due to favorable adjustments to mortgage servicing rights and increased mortgage application volume.

To survive and thrive, community banks must follow the lead of nonbank mortgage lenders by embracing digital technology and customer convenience.

The Boston and San Francisco Home Loan banks are poised to join the MPF Direct program, which allows FHLB members to sell jumbo loans to Redwood Trust.

Everything old is new again when it comes to planning and marketing.

Banks want all loans held in portfolio to be classified as ultrasafe regardless of the underwriting characteristics or of a bank's asset size. But consumer activists and independent mortgage lenders are raising red flags ahead of possible Senate Banking action.

Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank and Wells Fargo are first are marketing nearly $4 billion in commercial mortgage-backed securities via three conduits slated to price the first week of May.

Prospective homebuyers may be confident about what it takes to buy a home, but a recent survey indicates most struggle with basic concepts of the mortgage process.

Waterstone Financial saw higher quarterly profits thanks to a 352% increase in its mortgage banking segment.

Tricon Capital Group, the latest entrant in the single-family rental securitization market, offers investors greater exposure to two unusual types of collateral: Section 8 homes and condominiums.

With the countdown of the 2015 Top Producers rankings now complete, check out the entire list of this year's best loan officers and brokers.

With low rates tempting more home owners to refinance and relaxed down payment requirements spurring more home sales, bankers are more optimistic about mortgage lending than they have been in some time.

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

Cornerstone Home Lending surrendered its state mortgage license in Georgia and will pay $33,500 under the terms of a consent order reached with state banking regulators.

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