Lenders and servicers don’t see much use in blockchain technology for now; Mat Ishbia abruptly terminated a stock offering involving United Wholesale Mortgage; federal banking regulators set computer-security disclosure requirements; nCino to acquire SimpleNexus.

ServiceMac is the second large subservicer to be sold to a title giant in less than three years. The reason: Title shops love fee-based businesses.

Local concentration of mortgage lending may not raise interest rates, but it does increase fees and points, especially for low-income and minority borrowers.

In quarters past, predictions of a boom in mortgage company sales have been premature. But what about now? And can sellers close by yearend?

Nearly half of the executives surveyed by Fannie Mae expect profit margins to contract in the fourth quarter.

It was thought that higher capital requirements proposed on Ginnie Mae issuers would ding valuations of the MSR asset. But so far, that hasn’t happened. Credit: strong demand and declining forbearance ratios.

Unfazed by mounting losses, the newly public mortgage technology vendor is working to add clients and complete more acquisitions.

Servicing sales’ worst enemy: declining interest rates. Bulk transactions are weak while flow deals hold steady.

Are mortgage banking firms monopolistic and should they fear the new Biden executive order? Not really. Still...

In a bid to diversify its product offerings, New York Community Bank is merging with the mortgage-centric Flagstar. Three other depositories are engaged in M&A deals as well.