Origination

Luxury-apartment owners in New York are listing a record amount of properties for sale, testing the upper limits of what buyers are willing to pay even as median prices remain off their peak set almost six years ago.

Education is a big part of Siomara Barboza's job, whether it's showing her largely Hispanic clientele how to build credit histories or helping referral sources understand the qualified mortgage rule.

Mortgage rates for 30-year loans increased for the first time in six weeks as the two-year-old housing recovery showed signs of slowing.

Perhaps the very first opportunity a lender has to convert is by turning a website visitor into a loan applicant.

The Green Lender Award acknowledges a lender that uses technology to promote sustainable and environmentally conscious business practices in the mortgage industry. Learn about this year's finalists and see who won the 2013 MT Award.

Here are 14 questions to ask yourself to develop your personal plan.

With single-family credit tight, multifamily lending remains hot, but its fate also depends largely on public policy. Fortunately for Pru, this part of its multifamily business is run by Paige Warren, a woman with government experience, ties and insight.

Mortgage applications fell 2% for the week ended Feb. 7, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Centralized databases inside the loan origination system provide an efficient way to comply with the Qualified Mortgage requirements and more efficiently use loan information from origination to servicing and securitization.

Too much capacity and the cost of compliance will have other mortgage originators and servicers looking for buyers.