Origination

Wells Fargo is withdrawing from the eight joint ventures it has in the mortgage lending business.

The Mortgage Bankers Association said it expects originations in the second half of the year to total $606 billion, up from the $527 billion it had forecast at the beginning of the year.

When Radian Group sold shares in 2010 to bolster capital, the buyers lost more than a third of their investment in just two months.

There were 13 of 17 Mortgage Industry Equity Composite members which closed higher on Thursday.

The estimated price of whole loans securing commercial mortgage-backed securities fell during June to 90.8% from 91.4% at the end of May.

Changes in the number of Facebook’s active users and mobile advertising revenue has something to do with the current and future performance of housing finance companies.

Freddie Mac may seek credit ratings in the next offering of the firm’s new securities sharing its mortgage-default risks with investors.

The national delinquency rate spiked up in June after five straight months of declines.

Recent increases in Federal Housing Administration mortgage insurance premiums are giving a much needed shot in the arm to the private mortgage insurance industry.

Davis and Henderson's planned $1.2 billion acquisition of Harland Financial Solutions will make the Toronto-based company a significant player in the U.S. financial services technology market virtually overnight.