Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Aug. 23.

Santander Bank's U.S. unit will be eliminating 80 mortgage-related positions as it withdraws from the third-party origination sales channel and refocuses on producing home loans through its branch network.

The agency says the "disparate impact" standard needs to be amended to align with a recent Supreme Court ruling. But consumer advocates say the change would make it more difficult for borrowers to allege discrimination under the Fair Housing Act.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Aug. 16.

National Mortgage News is now accepting nominations for its second annual Best Mortgage Companies to Work For program.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Aug. 9.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Aug. 2.

Under a proposal yet to be officially unveiled, plaintiffs relying on the so-called “disparate impact” doctrine would have to show a more direct link between a lender’s policy and discriminatory effect.

Eric Blankenstein, now at HUD, is under fire for asking a subordinate to defend him after it was revealed he wrote racially charged blogs 14 years earlier.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending July 26.