Scaling from Freelancer to Business Owner

The MBA disclosed the year-end rankings of income-producing mortgage servicers at its yearly conference for this part of the industry. View the full article

A stop-work order from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's newly appointed acting director Russell Vought has created uncertainty about the future of consumer-oriented enforcement activity. View the full article

A former Biden official called the bureau protection against another housing crisis. The current White House calls it a "weaponized arm of the bureaucracy." View the full article

The government-sponsored enterprises were not meant to remain in conservatorship permanently, but privatizing them once again must include a new set of rules that minimize market disruptions and maximize their focus on making homeownership affordable. View the full article

West Virginia has the lowest monthly mortgage payment of $1,838. View the full article

The acting leader is a co-author of the conservative playbook in which a former Fannie Mae and HUD director calls for abolishing the regulator. View the full article

The Mortgage Collaborative, Lereta welcome new CEOs, Planet Financial adds retail sales, title execs, Southern Bancorp names new head of production plus more industry moves. View the full article

A survey of senior bank officers at community banks by fintech firm IntraFi found bankers nearly evenly divided on the idea of merging federal bank regulators, while an overwhelming 93% support maintaining agency independence. View the full article

Most participants in a monthly Wolters Kluwer survey no longer think the next short-term rate reduction will be in March.

Allegations of gender discrimination and improper loan origination practices against LoanDepot were dismissed on Feb. 7. View the full article

Acting Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Russell Vought ordered bureau employees to "stand down" and perform no work, effective immediately. View the full article

As a market leader, Rocket Companies rebranding comes in the foreground of several court battles and fluctuating earnings performance. View the full article

TD has been adjusting its balance sheet to comply with a cap on its U.S. retail banking assets, imposed last year as part of its money-laundering plea. View the full article

The acquisition of Mann Mortgage in 2024 gave Synergy the foundation and knowledge base to launch a homebuilder division, its CEO said. View the full article

Experts said the government-sponsored enterprises could change their tack on some of the innovation seen since the pandemic in loss mitigation, lending and technology. View the full article

Looking to recreate the buzz from its 2016 ad, Rocket leads spectators at the Superdome into a live version of 'Take Me Home Country Roads' during the big game. View the full article

Russell Vought, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's new acting director, ordered staff to stop all work and closed the agency's headquarters for a week. View the full article

Bids were due last week for the portfolio of so-called jumbo mortgages from US homeowners with relatively high credit scores. View the full article

While prices and mortgage rates are having an effect on consumers, homeownership is still more affordable than renting in much of the country, new research found. View the full article