A more challenging housing market has led more homebuyers to seek guidance from loan officers, according to a new J.D. Power survey.

Officials at Blend are optimistic the mortgage technology provider will reach its goal of sustained profitability in the fourth quarter.

The planned $210 million issuance is backed by commercial real estate loans for properties in Minneapolis.

Despite a traditional slowing in loan locks in October, Optimal Blue found more demand for nonconforming and FHA loans.

Splitero received a $300 million investment from funds managed by Antarctica Capital, a private-equity firm.

AGMIT acquired $136.9 million of home equity loans in the third quarter and has committed to purchasing another $200 million in loans over the next several months.

Among the top 10 originators of securitized non-agency prime loans, just one was a bank: JPMorgan Chase.

Purchase-mortgage volume grew faster than refi activity in non-agency MBS issued during the third quarter. (Includes three data tables.)

AGMIT is pulling back from aggregating agency-eligible investor loans and putting a focus on home equity lending programs.

Redwood Trust reported a slight dip in earnings from the second to the third quarter due to rate volatility among loans in its portfolio.