Origination

A study by Insidesales.com finds the quicker the loan officer calls the customer back, the more likely they will do business.

Thanks to more GSE G-fee hikes, in time we may see more firms play in the jumbo MBS space. But don't hold your breath.

The private mortgage insurance industry continues to gain strength in new policies written with reporting firms saying they wrote $11.3 billion of coverage in August.

Regulators are starting to see the effects of a $25 billion national mortgage servicing settlement with an increase in new loan modification trial-period plans.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's expanded the definition of origination could have a profound impact on nonproducing branch managers.

Flagstar Bancorp, a top ten ranked player in residential finance, is going the reverse stock split route.

At national banks the percentage of mortgages that were current or performing was 88.7% at the end of the quarter, compared with 88.1% a year earlier.

Grand Bank has agreed to sell its wholesale mortgage banking division, ICON Residential.

Borrowers in 900 communities in 48 states will continue to have access to Rural Housing Service-backed single-family loans for at least another six months.

Mortgage REIT Redwood Trust is ready to hit the market with yet another new jumbo deal.