The number of workers employed by non-depository mortgage companies experienced a typical seasonal drop month-to-month, but employment remained higher than a year ago due to the persistence of competitive hiring practices.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Dec. 7.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Nov. 30.

Minorities are still charged more for mortgages when all other applicable credit factors are equal — both in person and online, according to a new study by the University of California, Berkeley.

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

Wells Fargo will lay off 1,000 workers primarily from its mortgage unit in the first major round of a previously announced plan to cut the bank's workforce by as much as 10% over the next three years.

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

Hiring by nonbank mortgage lenders and brokers ebbed in September as the housing market prepares to pack it in for the colder months.

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

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