Origination

Rising home prices have “exaggerated” the improvement in the housing market.

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Ben Anderson produced $180 million in mortgages last year, according to Origination News.

WE’RE HEARING competition in the correspondent channel is heating up and some banks are reaching out to mortgage brokers and asking them to join their “mini-correspondent” programs.

The industry is uncertain how regulators will enforce the new rules. Most lenders are shying away from non-QM lending for now. And if credit is tightened, what will the effect be on the economy?

Only seven of the 17 Mortgage Industry Equity Composite stocks closed higher on Friday.

This index is designed to move slowly and not exhibit the same volatility as rates for other mortgage products.

Efforts to adjust to new market demands and comply with a heavily regulated mortgage lending marketplace involve anything from massive layoffs to speeding up loan processing automation.

The new underwriting tool could make it safer to originate higher-priced loans.

The mortgage insurer is in settlement talks to resolve the dispute over Countrywide originations which have gone into default.