Also, Roostify names new CTO, Elite Digital gets a new partner, and Mortgage Contracting announces leadership changes.

The confirmation of the U.S. Housing and Urban Development secretary presents an opportunity to restore the legacy of homeownership in America, something that for communities of color has long been out of reach, writes CBC Mortgage's Tai Christensen.

Even in the best-case scenario, it would take 45 years to achieve an equal amount of housing-related capital between Blacks and whites.

The lender will expand certain mortgage products, like its HomeRun program, which requires lower down payments and removes mortgage-insurance requirements for lower-income borrowers.

At the metro level, Buffalo, N.Y., had the worst undervaluation for Black-owned homes at 86% followed by 72% in both Memphis, Tenn., and Indianapolis, Redfin found.

“You all will not let me breathe” is just one example in the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's complaint database where a consumer likened alleged mistreatment by a financial institution to social injustice. An artificial intelligence firm uses technology to help companies flag such language.

Long-term home-based operations are more likely than they were prior in March of last year, but some origination and servicing professionals will return to the office, a recent survey suggests.

There’s a 20 percentage-point gap between Black and white consumers who have the income necessary to qualify for a mortgage on a new median-priced home.

Half of Facet Wealth’s employees haven’t met face-to-face. Here is how the fintech is working to strengthen community.

Efforts to improve representation in the workforce have to be measurable in order to avoid becoming an empty trend, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s chief financial officer and diversity & inclusion officer.

The $10 million program appears to be the first of its kind in the nation.

As global warming intensifies storms and flooding, formerly redlined neighborhoods with majority BIPOC occupants will likely bear the brunt of the damage risk, according to a Redfin analysis.

The agreement calls for the bank to pay $50,000 to an unnamed consumer and requires its staff to undergo fair lending training as it relates to appraisals.

A cross-training strategy that hasn’t been widely used since the Great Recession is coming back into vogue among outsourcers.

New brands are emerging to improve banking services to targeted consumer segments, and Daylight is one intent on winning over the LGBTQ market. What are mainstream banks getting wrong that leaves an opening for niche brands like Daylight?

As the pandemic continues to weigh on us all, BlueVine shares how it is putting employees first.

From gamifying work to taking the "hell" out of hell weeks, creativity in worker recognition is gaining steam among the firms listed in the Best Mortgage Companies to Work For ranking.

Amid a wave of initial public offerings and acquisitions, originators with employee stock ownership plans say the underutilized company structure has helped with recruiting and retention in a competitive market.

Reimagining LGBTQ+ efforts at UBS for improving diversity in their recruitment process