Origination

Just as important as making the sale is how the lead-up to the sale is handled.

Learn how the some of the industry's most successful loan originators get it done with these tricks of the trade from the 2015 Top Producers rankings' top 12 loan officers of the Midwest.

As nonbank lenders continue to grow their stake in the mortgage industry, researchers from the Harvard Kennedy School argue that regulatory reforms should come to lower the risk associated with these institutions.

After a "landmark" first-quarter driven by mortgage origination gains, Flagstar Bancorp is counting on mortgage servicing and community banking to spur future growth.

Walter Investment Management Corp. is preparing to refinance and retain loans through other channels after the HARP ends in 2016.

Resigned to the fact that purchase volume is unlikely to make up for any decline in refinancing, Stonegate Mortgage is focused on improving efficiency to increase loan profits over trying to grow loan volume.

A case study of two ZIP codes confirms what people have thought for years: younger professionals have helped revitalize once-neglected, inner-city neighborhoods.

National home prices, including those of distressed properties, increased 6.8% this past April from where they stood a year before.

First American Financial Corp.'s title business is expecting a slow gain in market share driven by the upcoming integrated disclosures reforms, in part due to consolidation in the title industry.

Citadel Servicing Corp., a California-based nonbank wholesale mortgage lender and servicer, has rolled out a subprime second trust deed loan program.