Origination

Originators must be able to provide clients with what they want, how they want it and when they want it.

The number of new households being formed has finally recovered post-recession, according to a new study from the University of Southern California.

While the origination industry has begun to see the light at the end of tunnel, its headaches haven't subsided just yet, based on the results of a survey by recruiting firm Hammerhouse.

Mortgage professional hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Feb. 20.

San Francisco's much-maligned Housing Authority is getting out of the management business.

Three more people from the Charlotte region have been sentenced as part of a sprawling mortgage and investment fraud investigation.

California has delivered less than half of $2 billion in federal aid to help victims of the housing crash.

Prospects have improved for homebuyers who were frozen out of the American dream by investors who plunked down cash to buy houses in distressed markets.

While many servicers are under pressure to sell of mortgage servicing rights, there's still a fair amount of interest in buying MSRs from other quarters of the market.

Sellers across Washington and California have a lot to smile about, as cities in these two states ranked among the strongest housing markets in January, according to Pro Teck Valuation Services.