Practice and client management

While real estate agents have softened their opinions on the National Association of Realtors commission settlement, almost two-thirds remained opposed, a Clever RE survey found.

Awareness of disaster risk has increased in the public and private sectors, and it appears to be prompting more interest in home improvements in particular.

A Senate budget bill includes language regulating the use of mortgage trigger leads, legislation that much of the industry supports.

The lynchpin to this is what Rocket management calls its "Super Stack" artificial intelligence technology.

Executives at the super-regional bank told investors that years of investments are poised to start paying off in rising profits, but the market seemed skeptical about the company's plan forward.

While large institutions might rank low in customer satisfaction, the institutions that can build up client trust are also likely to see consumers more likely to share personal data, a leading analyst said.

Guild Mortgage is now referring to its reverse loan offerings, including FHA and private-label jumbo, as Flexible Payment Mortgages.

The new offering from United Wholesale Mortgage replaces a July through Labor Day promotion that only covered certain FHA and VA refinance products.

The sale of the $318 million-asset portfolio comes five weeks after the Greenville, South Carolina-based company agreed to sell its investment advisory unit.

The third-largest Canadian bank's proposed minority stake in KeyCorp is an unconventional way to generate more U.S. revenue. Analysts say it's a less risky approach than buying an American bank outright.