As JVs struggle, Rate names top salesman to head retail mortgage

Guaranteed Rate Inc.’s retail mortgage operations named Shant Banosian as president on Tuesday as joint ventures with Compass and Anywhere Real Estate strove to generate profits.

Wells Fargo is about to emerge from the regulatory woods

Once the nation’s largest home lender, Wells Fargo could be poised for a comeback in the mortgage business this year as it continues to make progress in addressing regulators’ concerns about its past practices.