Origination

The question triggers a whole array of responses. But after a five-year onslaught of new rules and enforcement, some see a brighter regulatory future for banks.

The agency already has hired 1,500 people, a number of which are enforcement attorneys.

Purchase mortgage volumes will come in lower than some expect next year, securities strategists fear.

The ceremony will take place at halftime of this year’s Military Bowl.

The nonprofit gave away $1 million in grants in 2013 through its Dream Makers program.

Land-backed debt, called dirt bonds, earned 1.1% through Dec. 23. This is more than any other area of the market, according to Standard & Poor’s.

Higher-margin products like policies for home purchases and commercial properties will take the sting out of doing fewer refinancings.

There were 11 of 17 Mortgage Industry Equity Composite members which lost money on Thursday.

Anthony Orso, CEO of Cantor Commercial Real Estate, has a forecast for commercial mortgage-backed securities issuance that far outstrips that of others in the market.

The Congressional Budget Office estimates the federal mortgage insurance fund can reach 1.25% capital ratio in the next couple of years.