Origination

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Eminent domain for underwater loans and laws affecting foreclosures do impact loan originators, said the board of the California Association of Mortgage Professionals.

Colony Financial in Los Angeles seeks to raise as much as $150.9 million through a common stock offering and use the funds to repay a revolving credit facility.

Lender Processing Services said its president and CEO Hugh Harris underwent a surgical procedure to remove a tumor from his neck, noting he has a “treatable form of cancer.”

Radian Group, MGIC Investment Corp. and Genworth Financial—saw substantial increases in their stock prices Friday, one day after Radian released robust monthly results.

Want to sell your mortgage company? What will your tax rate be next year?

The gain-on-sale mortgage juggernaut of the past few quarters will continue for banks, according to Credit Suisse.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mae are raising their guarantee fees—again—and some seller/servicers are wondering if it will make a Federal Housing Administration/Ginnie Mae execution more attractive.

Mortgage firms added 1,300 new workers to their payrolls during July with loan brokers leading the hiring spree.

Six years after the bottom dropped out of the housing market, builders are finally starting to reclaim their traditional share of home sales, but challenges remain.