Origination

It’s (almost) late summer and what better time to throw out a ‘loose ends’ blog on several story leads, ideas, and thoughts that have been knocking around my head (and inbox) of late.

The judges of the Mortgage Technology Awards have selected this year's finalists. Watch to see who will contend for 11 of the award categories.

The Low Income Housing Tax Credit, the very valuable program that develops new units for affordable housing, is seeing a thinning out of investors in the tax credit, especially insurance companies.

The Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization released the latest version of its reference model for a 30-day intellectual property rights review, the final step before MISMO Version 3.2 reaches the final “Recommendation” status for implementation.

Ten people were charged with a $40 million fraud relying on phony documents and straw buyers to bilk mortgage lenders for properties at the New Jersey Shore and resorts in South Carolina and Georgia, prosecutors said.

Fannie Mae on Thursday priced a $1.4 billion multifamily DUS REMIC with a large five-year tranche that drew several new investors, a capital markets executive at the agency told this publication.

The California Association of Mortgage Professionals annual convention is a gathering of survivors, and the message at the opening session was that there are more cuts ahead.

A new mortgage insurance firm started by former executives from The PMI Group hopes to begin writing policies early next year, according to officials close to the company.

In making lenders responsible for servicers’ compliance controls, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau further expands lenders' responsibility for borrowers.

The president of the California Association of Mortgage Professionals is warning that the eminent domain proposal being considered by San Bernardino County and the cities of Ventura and Ontario could curtail new mortgage lending in those municipalities.