Mortgage brokers

The 2020 countdown of the National Mortgage News Top Producers list begins by featuring the loan officers ranked 301 to 400.

With small businesses feeling the financial scourge of the coronavirus, bridge loans could be the direction they turn to keep things afloat.

Nonbank mortgage employment fell in January, but could subsequently surge as lenders seek to capture business while rates are low, the job outlook is favorable, and the coronavirus is contained.

Servicers' struggle to retain borrowers mounted in the fourth quarter when a type of loan that is tough to recapture rose to a more than 10-year high, according to Black Knight.

There is a real possibility of a large, nonmortgage brand coming into the industry and consolidating a disjointed loan origination process.

Franchisees of Remax Holdings' Motto Mortgage combined to originate over $1 billion in loans in the organization's third year of operations.

The CEO of Freedom Mortgage, Stanley Middleman, provides his take on trends affecting independent mortgage bankers as well as the residential real estate finance industry at large.

Banks' lowering of origination fees and loosening of underwriting standards often foreshadow a downturn.

Unexpected rate drops and other factors drove a surprising rebound in nonbank mortgage hiring during what is usually a slow season.

The estimated number of mortgage professionals employed by nondepository institutions inched down in November 2019 following a surge in the previous month.