Mortgage brokers

Mortgage employment slowly edged up this year, but will it continue to track the recent hiring boom in the national economy? Some industry observers believe so.

Take a look back at National Mortgage News' top stories of 2014.

After 2014's sweeping reforms, which put huge strain on lenders' operations, 2015 may not look so bad. But big potential changes still loom

The Online Originator Award acknowledges a lender that has demonstrated a commitment to using Web-based technologies to generate borrower leads and convert them into closed loans. Learn about this year's finalists and see who won the 2014 MT Award.

Refinance volume may be waning, but lenders' reliance on consumer direct tools will only increase next year. Plus, the rise of mini-correspondents will keep the warehouse lending renaissance going strong in 2015.

GuardHill Financial Corp. CEO Alan Rosenbaum has recruited veteran New York City mortgage originator—and former competitor—Melissa Cohn to bring an under-the-radar lender out of the shadows.

The third and final part of this series tells how to establish a business model acceptable to the CFPB.

Hiring by nonbank mortgage lenders slowed in October after adding 2,900 new workers to their payrolls in the prior month.

After 20 years in the business, Bliss Sawyer shares some observations about originating mortgages that she learned over time.

Part two of this three-part series covers what the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau wants to see from originators if they close loans in their own name.

The namesake of the lifetime achievement Mortgage Technology Award left a tremendous legacy on the mortgage industry.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau slapped Franklin Loan Corp. with a $730,000 fine on Thursday for allegedly incentivizing loan officers to guide customers into mortgages with higher interest rates.

CRM companies are rolling out products to help originators get in contact with and convert purchase leads.

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will be scrutinizing the new cadres of mini-correspondent lenders to make sure they aren't just "captive" arrangements to get around broker compensation rules.

With the right products and markets, loan officers can be better compensated even as they close fewer loans.

Hiring in the mortgage sector increased for the fifth straight month in September.

Make certain your loan officers do not go off on their own and cause your company to be disciplined by regulators.

Lack of diversity in the sales force is one of several nagging issues underlying mortgage lenders' concerns about tepid home sales.

He founded and owned Myers Internet Services, which at one time hosted over 8,500 websites for originators and real estate agents.