Origination

The 2019 countdown of the National Mortgage News Top Producers list continues by featuring the loan officers ranked 151 to 225.

After several months of sluggish activity, sales of Marin County, Calif., homes surged 7.1% in February to 180, up from the 168 sold in February 2018.

The mortgage industry is stepping up its fight against a bill that would raise the Department of Veterans Affairs' mortgage fees to cover medical costs for Vietnam vets.

The total number of days that elapsed between consumers' initial home tours and their closing dates fell to the lowest level in at least six years this winter, according to Redfin.

The company plans to sell its third-party origination channel to Renasant. It has also lined up a deal to sell its correspondent channel.

The number of homeowners likely to qualify for a refinance nearly doubled in a single week following the largest mortgage rate decline since the housing bubble burst, according to Black Knight.

America's banks could largely weather a major housing downturn, a new Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco analysis finds, and that includes thousands of smaller lenders that typically have higher exposure to real estate.

Plaza Home Mortgage's wholesale division has rolled out a one-time close, construction-to-permanent loan that meets Fannie Mae underwriting guidelines.

The 2019 countdown of the National Mortgage News Top Producers list begins by featuring the loan officers ranked 226 to 300.

Technology, staffing, reform: Here's a look at 12 key insights from the 2019 Top Producers, from what they considered critical to success to stances they have on industry initiatives going forward.