Origination

Wintrust Financial in Rosemont, Ill., reported first-quarter earnings of $39.1 million, up 13% from a year earlier, as loans increased and mortgage revenue rose.

The drought out West isn't just evident in parched front lawns. It's also starting to infiltrate housing data.

Rather than see TRID as a headache, think of it as an impetus to improve business performance, through broad transformation or more targeted enhancements.

Beginning home construction rose less than forecast in March, indicating builders were slow to take advantage of favorable weather and underscoring a temperate housing recovery.

Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, who sits on Lending Club's board, said in a speech Wednesday that such technology-focused marketplace lenders should be given a fair chance to compete.

The House approved eight regulatory relief bills Tuesday evening, including two controversial measures opposed by a number of Democratic lawmakers and the White House.

Originators are saying they are too busy to concentrate on marketing, but if they don't, the early success in 2015 could turn around.

We're counting down this year's Top Producers. Check out which loan officers made the cut in the latest segment of the list!

ON's 16th annual mortgage rankings show how the country's best loan officers made the most out of a tumultuous year for originators.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a final interpretive rule Wednesday that clarifies its housing counseling requirements with respect to high-cost loans.