Bank employment of mortgage loan officers rose slightly last year, but that was before the coronavirus spread and resulted in social distancing measures that raised questions about broader employment prospects.

Digital banks outscored brick-and-mortar banks in a recent J.D. Power study of customer satisfaction. However, the survey pointed to shortcomings in call center services, which are in high demand during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Williston Financial Group accounted for a pandemic in business continuity plans, and it helped some, but COVID-19 was a much larger scale than it anticipated.

Home construction in Round Rock is slowing but hasn't stopped in the wake of COVID-19, local industry leaders said this week.

San Diego County's home market started 2020 with prices rising more than any other West Coast market and much of the nation.

Joe Welu, CEO and founder of Total Expert, provides his perspectives on how the coronavirus pandemic impacts the mortgage industry and ways lenders can push forward.

Simply stated, the federal forbearance of mortgage payments is perhaps the largest unfunded public mandate in American history.

The agency said lenders should avoid reporting delinquent payments to credit bureaus for consumers who have sought payment relief due to the pandemic.

Bank of America said it has agreed to allow 50,000 mortgage customers to defer payments for three months because they've lost income as a result of the pandemic.

Consumer needs are in flux and Top Producers were looking at technology and risks associated with unexpected financial challenges as areas where they weren't yet meeting those needs. The coronavirus only intensified the urgency.