Black Knight signs another credit union as Empower client

San Diego-based BluPeak is the ninth credit union Black Knight has signed to use its mortgage loan origination system in the last 12 months. Continue reading

Demand for purchase loans up slightly for first time in 7 weeks

Purchase loan applications rose 1 percent last week despite latest Fed rate hike, but homebuyer demand for mortgages remained close to 2015 lows, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. Continue reading

Better.com laid off employees who were on parental leave: lawsuit

Employee files suit in New York alleging the online mortgage company fired him less than an hour after he told them his daughter was born. More than a dozen others impacted, lawsuit says. Continue reading

After cutting Q3 losses, loanDepot has sights set on breaking even

The troubled lender has shed 5,200 workers through layoffs and attrition and is instituting other cost-cutting measures aimed at trimming $400 million in annual expenses by the end of the year. Continue reading

Mortgage giants Fannie and Freddie battened down the hatches in Q3

Fannie and Freddie remain profitable but are setting aside pots of money to cover future losses that could result from falling home prices. Continue reading

Fathom raises transaction fees, boosts incentives amid Q3 loss

The real estate brokerage and tech platform is accelerating cost-cutting after posting a $6 million, third-quarter loss, with revenue up 10.2 percent to $111.3 million and agent count up 33 percent, to 9,991. Continue reading

Homebuyer sentiment falls for the 8th month in a row to all-time low

Only 16 percent of those surveyed by Fannie Mae in October said it was a good time to buy a home, and the percentage who said it’s a good time to sell also fell, according to new data released Monday. Continue reading

UWM overtakes Rocket Mortgage as biggest US lender after strong Q3

United Wholesale Mortgage says it’s attracting not only homebuyers, but mortgage originators, by slashing rates and offering the latest technology to build market share. Continue reading

Mr. Cooper announces third round of layoffs affecting 800 workers

Mr. Cooper, which had 8,200 employees at the end of last year, laid off 250 workers from its lending business during the first quarter and announced another 420 layoffs in June. Continue reading

Rocket’s profits down 93% as mortgage originations fall

With rising mortgage rates drastically curtailing lending, Rocket Mortgage saw third-quarter mortgage originations plummet by 73 percent from a year ago, to $23.7 billion. Continue reading