Origination

Baltimore area home prices rose 6.5% in February from the same time a year ago, reflecting more closings and less inventory.

Think you know your IRRRL from your LPMI? See if you can ace this quiz of 10 quirky abbreviations from the origination sector of the mortgage industry.

Commercial banks typically compete with CMBS, but this Delaware state chartered bank is securitizing 30 floating-rate loans secured by 35 apartment complexes, retail and office buildings.

As mortgage brokers gain more leverage in the market, concerns about borrower poaching and retention are making channel conflict with lenders more prevalent.

With the exception of the troubled retail sector, delinquency rates across property types supporting commercial mortgage-backed securities were flat to declining in February compared with January.

The eventual pick will likely encounter heavy scrutiny from senators and, if confirmed, would take the helm of an agency still defined by turmoil nearly seven years after its creation.

Financial data and analytics company FinLocker has gained the approval of a second patent supporting its digital vault functionality.

Thanks to low mortgage rates, homes in most metros are actually more affordable today than they were in 1990.

If GSE reform leads to the 30-year mortgage's demise, homebuyers' monthly payments could soar by $400, according to a recent Zillow estimate. But lenders aren't convinced this housing finance staple is in any danger of being replaced.

North Texas home sales rose 10% in February from a year earlier, an increase that came even with higher mortgage costs and record home prices.