A convicted mortgage fraudster allegedly attempted to fake his own death to evade a new round of federal charges, authorities say. So reports the Lowell (Mass.) Sun.

Real estate platform Orchard, founded in 2017 and known as Perch until earlier this year, has announced an additional $69 million in funding and an ambitious goal to transform its industry like Amazon. So reports TechCrunch.

Quarterly origination was the highest on record in the second quarter of this year, with almost $1.1 trillion in first lien mortgages originated during the three-month period, according to Black Knight. So reports TheStreet.

Mr. Cooper Group has unveiled plans to add 2,000 new remote positions by year-end. So report Marketwatch and The Dallas Morning News.