Mortgage brokers

We're counting down the list of this year's 300 Top Producers. Check out which loan officers made the cut in the eighth segment of the list!

We're counting down the list of this year's 300 Top Producers. Check out which loan officers made the cut in the next segment of the list!

We're counting down the list of this year's 300 Top Producers. Check out which loan officers made the cut in the sixth segment of the list!

We're counting down the list of this year's 300 Top Producers. Check out which loan officers made the cut in the next segment of the list!

February jobs report signals stronger economy and possibly higher mortgage rates this summer.

We're counting down the list of this year's 300 Top Producers. Check out which loan officers made the cut in the next segment of the list!

We're counting down the list of this year's 300 Top Producers. Check out which loan officers made the cut in the third segment of the list!

We're counting down the list of this year's 300 Top Producers. Who made the second segment of the list?

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

The results of the 2016 Top Producers Survey reflect a year of booming business for loan officers, both in terms of the dollar volume and number of loans reported by each loan officer, as well as the tremendous response to the survey itself.

Millennials are on the verge of becoming the largest cohort of homebuyers. If lenders want to gain and retain their trust, they must start by recruiting a younger, more diverse and gender-balanced workforce.

The nonbank mortgage sector ended 2015 with 12,300 more full-time employees than in December 2014.

The final deadline for all Top Producers Survey responses is here. All entries must be submitted online by 6 p.m. EST Monday, Feb. 1.

Amid concerns about the added complexity of the TILA-RESPA integrated disclosures and growing demand for purchase loans, Flagstar Bancorp plans to reduce its over-reliance on third-party originations by expanding its retail mortgage business.

Brokers and small lenders are being crushed under the weight of heavy regulation, leaving loan officers little choice but to shoulder the burden themselves — or move to an organization that can handle the regulatory requirements.

Employment at nonbank mortgage lenders and brokers was down in November, according to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics data.

Increased enthusiasm for automated valuations presents an opportunity for the appraisal industry to develop tools that combine high-efficiency, low-cost processes with the accuracy of human expertise.

National Mortgage News is pleased to begin accepting submissions for the 2016 Top Producers, an annual ranking of mortgage loan officer and broker origination volume.

Rather than relying on a formal marketing services agreement to get business, loan officers now have to prove that they can provide realty agents and consumers the best mortgage experience.

Issues with upgrading software and ensuring pricing accuracy to comply with the consumer bureau's "integrated disclosures" have been magnified in wholesale loan transactions.