Origination

Hiring by nonbank mortgage and brokers held up unusually well through the early days of the coronavirus outbreak in March, but April's all-time high in unemployment suggests that's unlikely to last.

Three of the four had fewer new notices of delinquency for the quarter, but that should change going forward.

IRS General Counsel Michael Desmond said Wednesday his office has received “a number of requests” for extending deadlines.

Residential real estate showings in the Denver metropolitan region, hampered by the COVID-19 outbreak and corresponding stay-at-home orders, hit an all-time low last month.

Mortgage rates are at record lows, but borrowers hoping to take advantage are running into the toughest loan-approval standards in years.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending May 8.

Hawaii's real estate market is now getting pounded from complications of COVID-19.

Typically, housing-market activity strengthens through the spring before peaking in May, but last month, many metrics of housing-market activity fell by double digits, compared both with last month and with last year.

The history of riskier lending over the last half century can offer lessons for today's market.

Many originators stopped making riskier products, including jumbo loans and low credit score offerings, during April.