Practice and client management

Union Mortgage Group's Irina Hines has faced her share of unique loan scenarios, but says dealing with the stresses of the job are worth it when clients are happy.

The mortgage lender Nationstar Mortgage Holdings is pouring a lot of energy into a digital and mobile homebuying platform called Xome. The strategy could attract tech-savvy millennials but carries plenty of risks including whether consumers would be improperly steered to its products.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a consumer advisory on Thursday warning older consumers about misleading advertisements promoting reverse mortgages.

Just as important as making the sale is how the lead-up to the sale is handled.

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 Midwest.

Walter Investment Management Corp. is preparing to refinance and retain loans through other channels after the HARP ends in 2016.

National home prices, including those of distressed properties, increased 6.8% this past April from where they stood a year before.

As the Hispanic population in the United States soars, the number of Hispanic households unable to afford to buy a home is also growing, a new report from The Demand Institute found.

There's a workaround for lenders to issue pre-approvals without triggering the three-day window for delivering the new Loan Estimate disclosure.

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.

Ever wonder what happens to all those prospects that visit your website or open your emails but never fill out the short application, request a demo or take another desired action? There are many possible reasons why prospects don't pursue the next step.

Existing home sales in May will increase by 5.8% from the same month last year, the real estate marketplace Auction.com predicts. The company also expects existing home sales to rise 2.9% from April.

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.

Mortgage applications decreased for the week ending May 15, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey.

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.

April home sales were up 5.4% and prices up 6.5% from the previous year, real estate brokerage Redfin reported.

The financial-technology explosion, or bubble, depending on one's viewpoint, continues.

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.

Increased wealth inequality among Americans is correlated with decreasing levels of homeownership, a new study from the National Association of Realtors reports.

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