Origination

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.

After the Federal Reserve announced in December that it would begin tapering purchases of mortgage-backed securities, all the major housing forecasters said rates would jump this quarter.

These are the documents originators should be telling their customers to bring during the application process.

An ad campaign begun by the Federal Housing Finance Agency may come too late to boost refinancings by underwater borrowers with loans owned by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.