Origination

Staff retained or added for the spring homebuying season has stemmed the tide of layoffs for now, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' latest figures.

Six regulatory agencies are seeking public comment on a proposed rule that would establish best practices for using automated valuation models to assess collateral.

When the once-ubiquitous interest rate goes away at the end of June, some businesses that have older loans may see a sudden jump in their payments. Banks, lawyers and business leaders are doing last-minute work to avoid that scenario.

A change in investor sentiment toward an expected pause by the Fed in short-term rate hikes was the driving force behind the current surge, Freddie Mac said.

But when compared past periods of upheaval, those rates remain relatively low, the Mortgage Bankers Association report showed.

Businesses in the first quarter lost money in 1 of every 7 home sales, a rate which approached a seven-year high, Redfin said.

The top five depositories have a combined HELOC volume of more than $91 billion at the end of Q1 2023.

The company will acquire 20 branches and some origination employees in the deal.

But more potential owner-occupants are entering this market as a result of tight housing market conditions, Auction.com found.

It was the eighth consecutive quarterly decline of origination activity, according to a report published by Attom Data.