Origination

The CFPB is open about what it looks for when it examines mortgage firms.

Martin Pfeiffenberger gives back to his industry and his community through his commitments.

No, FHA isn't broke, not yet at least, but it may need to delay writing some claim checks to avoid tapping Uncle Sam.

Originators should be developing plans to benefit from the shift back to a purchase market.

In the third quarter Stearns Lending funded $3.1 billion of home mortgages, an 88% improvement over the past 12 months.

In October closed transactions increased 17.8% over October 2011, while the median home price rose 2.1%.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said it will give residential lenders extra time to provide certain new disclosures required under the Dodd-Frank Act.

California home sales were at their highest level since May for the month of October.

As a result of the housing crisis, mortgage originators have been stuck with a very limited set of products to offer their clients.

Not only is FHA hiking premiums, but it will prevent all new mortgagors (going forward) to cancel their MI policy even if the loan-to-value ratio improves during the life of the loan.