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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.

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

The mortgage upstarts that transformed the industry after the U.S. housing crash are now facing their own shakeout.

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.

Posting educational videos on YouTube and social media helped Cherry Creek Mortgage's Kelly Zitlow land a spot on Lifetime Network's "Designing Spaces." The unique opportunity let her share knowledge about mortgages and extended her marketing reach.

A downturn in origination volume, offset in part by improved gain-on-sale margins, has led to a slump in mortgage banking revenue, according to Keefe, Bruyette & Woods.

Servicing rights are high-yielding assets, making them attractive investments for hedge funds, real estate investment trusts and banks.

With consumers generally averse to risk, financial institutions have an opportunity to rethink what it means to make bets in line with their customers' well-being.

For banks looking to enter or expand their mortgage servicing rights business, there is a pressing question: Are the best years for MSRs behind us or do current market conditions offer a favorable risk/reward opportunity?

Ocwen Financial Corp. has fulfilled its consumer relief obligation under the National Mortgage Settlement ahead of schedule. But that doesn’t mean it’s in the clear yet.

Cost improvements weren't enough to keep Ocwen Financial Corp. out of the red during the first quarter.

Technology startups diving into mortgage lending are doing a lot of things well … except servicing, warned a mortgage industry consultant who has advised them.

Quicken Loans plans to appeal a recent federal labor ruling that the Detroit lender and other companies owned by Dan Gilbert violated employees' rights.

Hint: businesses should be focused on data strategy and security, from the individual up to the enterprise level.

An Altisource Residential Corp. affiliate is taking management's side in the real estate investment trust’s fight with activist investors.

Congress should consider giving direct authority over nonbank mortgage servicers to the Federal Housing Finance Agency, according to a report released Monday by the Government Accountability Office. The report said there should be "parity" among financial regulators in the oversight of regulated entities and third parties they do business with.

The USDA mortgage production operation makes up a very small part of JPMorgan Chase's overall lending business.

A jury awarded Mount Olympus Mortgage Co. more than $25 million in a lawsuit alleging "corporate espionage" by former employee Benjamin Anderson and his new employer, Guaranteed Rate.