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Veterans United, which serves active and retired members of the military, financed roughly $3.3 billion in loans last year.

Retail single-family originations by FDIC-insured institutions held fairly steady in the first quarter compared to the prior quarter, but loan buybacks more than doubled in the first quarter.

Fitch said PHH has more-than-sufficient cushion to meet upcoming debt maturities in 2014 and 2016.

The estimated price of whole loans backing commercial mortgage-backed securities rose 60 basis points between the end of April and the end of March.

Independent mortgage banks seeking to expand their servicing portfolios may find a new source of funding and private equity capital through Steadfast Capital.

With this acquisition, Wingspan expands the size of its company to approximately 2,000 employees.

For the week ended May 24, overall application volume fell 8.8% from the prior week on a seasonally adjusted basis.

Kroll Bond Rating Agency has released a presale report on a $1.4 billion commercial mortgage-backed securities deal in which some large split loans are or will be shared with other securitizations.

The 30-year fixed mortgage rate, according to Zillow mortgage marketplace, is currently 3.71%.