Origination

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Most real estate closings are routine for Tom Hundman, a managing attorney with the Frontier Title Co. of Bloomington, Ill., so when something doesn't appear right, he knows to check into it.

Application activity increased 3.3% from one week earlier, even though mortgage interest rates rose on speculation the Federal Open Market Committee could act in March.

Michigan Mutual's retail channel MiMutual Mortgage has implemented LendingQB's loan origination system.

The New York bank will double in size while gaining greater access to Long Island and low-cost deposits that should come in handy as interest rates rise.

A Long Island, N.Y., man was sentenced to prison time and ordered to pay $2.5 million after pleading guilty in June to ripping off distressed homeowners, said Christy Romero, the Tarp special inspector general.

While the inventory of new and existing homes is tight, competition for smaller homes is heating up as aging baby boomers are down-sizing and selling their residences.

Consumer attitudes toward the housing market turned decidedly rosier in February, according to Fannie Mae.

The area housing market is whispering optimism in the new year. Prices are moving up. Inventory is balanced. Foreclosures are down.

The steady pace of home price growth stretched into January, according to the latest Home Price Index from CoreLogic.