Home lending is picking up, but not dramatically. And that means mortgage bankers are being cautious about hiring.

Cenlar is building a new warehouse finance operation and mortgage conduit, adding to its leading subservicing offering.

On the M&A front, one analyst quipped, "Things are really starting to move!"

One financier said 70% of his customers are making money now, which wasn’t necessarily the case in the January-March period.

How are residential construction folks feeling these days? Answer: Not so good...

Mortgage servicing rights increasingly are serving as collateral for all sorts of financing for nonbank mortgage companies.

Originations in the primary market are up, but not exactly flourishing. That’s so-so news for warehouse banks who — like everyone else — are waiting for interest rates to decline more dramatically. (Includes data table.)

Mortgage companies continue to rely on institutional investors to purchase their corporate note offerings. But borrowing costs are on the rise.

Subservicers handled monthly processing work on 27.9% of outstanding residential loans as of the end of March.

Roughly $50 billion in product should find its way to new owners in the coming weeks.