Origination

Investor demand for mortgage bonds is strong; the only limiting factors are consumer awareness of the product and loan officers' willingness to offer them.

Efforts to persuade regulators to allow Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to use alternative credit scores would stifle competition between the credit bureaus and FICO and do little to expand access to credit, according to industry analyst Chris Whalen.

Sentiment among America’s homebuilders fell more than forecast in September as companies grew concerned about the cost of construction materials and labor shortages in the wake of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma.

Orlando’s housing market ended the strongest sales season of the year with median prices rising 2% and sales up 4.8% in August from a month earlier.

Two bills that would boost protections for consumers taking out PACE home-improvement loans are headed to Gov. Jerry Brown’s desk after passing the Legislature.

Three executives from Vanguard Funding are facing fraud charges related to their alleged misuse of nearly $9 million in warehouse lending funds.

Hurricane Irma hit Central Florida’s home construction industry in more ways than one.

Americans view homeownership as more important than having kids, but less important than achieving career goals, according to Reportlinker.

The online lender has accelerated its search for a permanent CEO and is said to be seeking someone with a history of success in banking.

Fannie Mae revised its estimates for 2017 origination volume upward this month, noting that it expects economic strengths to offset weakness in the market from recent hurricanes.