Origination

Mortgage rates fell for the first time in three weeks, Freddie Mac said.

Commissioner Carole Galante says the Federal Housing Administration's insurance fund must be strengthened before insurance premiums can be reduced, but outlined alternatives to improve credit availability.

Jose Gonzalez, the first Hispanic president of a Federal Home Loan Bank, envisions eventually allowing new categories of lenders like REITs to join the system, but wants membership to stay as it is for now.

There is only one week remaining to submit a nomination for the 2014 Mortgage Technology Top 50 Service Providers.

The final deadline for nominations is 6 p.m. EDT Thursday, April 17, 2014.

Originators need to stop waiting for something to happen and instead start going after new business.

everyone, including the underwriter, has an impact on customer experience and denying that means you are no closer to addressing it.

Mark Cohen took advantage of referral relationships built over 29 years, along with high demand for jumbo financing in Beverly Hills, to become 2013's top originator.

The USDA's Rural Housing Service is seeking congressional approve for a lender-funded update to its loan-guarantee program that will speed up loan processing.

Freddie Mac will soon add another automated review on the appraisal reports it receives through the Uniform Collateral Data Portal.

Refinances last week made up the lowest portion of mortgage activity since July 2009, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ended April 4.