Correspondent

Jumbo mortgage lending is the prime driver of the increase in JPMorgan Chase's loan portfolio.

Struggling to win business in the age of QM, Impac Mortgage has relaxed underwriting requirements in hopes of attracting borrowers many other lenders won't touch.

New technology developed by mortgage software vendor LoanLogics aims to automate and streamline closed-loan purchasing and quality control processes for correspondent investors.

BOK Financial has hired Glenn Brunker to oversee mortgage operations and manage the bank's transition to a new federally required consolidated mortgage disclosure regime.

The narrowing gap between what large and small lenders pay in guarantee fees to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac has helped the industry's smallest originators grow their share of mortgages sold to the government-sponsored enterprises.

Flagstar Bancorp in Troy, Mich., has hired industry veteran Leonard Israel to lead its mortgage division.

Stonegate Mortgage Corp. is rolling out a new system that it says will give home-loan investors greater ability to handpick the debt they want to buy.

Community West Bancshares in Goleta, Calif., said that a litigation settlement concerning its sale of residential-mortgage loans will reduce its second-quarter profit.

Lenders are heading into the MBA's Secondary Market Conference with stronger origination volumes and secondary market relationships than last year. But how long will these volumes last and how can the industry make the most of them?

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Fountainhead Commercial Capital has created a program designed to allow banks and credit unions to outsource Small Business Administration 504 loans.

Lower-than-expected interest rates and greater demand for purchase loans has been a boon for both mortgage lenders and the crop of new or returning players providing warehouse lines of credit.

KeyCorp has been getting back into full-scale residential lending as part of a broader strategy to deepen client relationships. The market's shift toward purchase activity and defined mortgage rules also played a role.

Mortgage banking and servicing company 1st Alliance Lending is introducing a new national mortgage lending platform

Total revenue fell for Stonegate Mortgage Corp. in the fourth quarter as lower interest rates and a flattened yield curve hit interest income.

United Wholesale Mortgage has released a new origination system for brokers and correspondents.

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Wells Fargo saw more of its origination volume come from refinancings, while JPMorgan Chase continues to rebuild its correspondent channel, the banks said in their fourth-quarter results.

Impac Mortgage Corp., a subsidiary of Impac Mortgage Holdings Inc., will acquire the mortgage operations of CashCall Inc., a consumer direct mortgage originator.

Mortgage employment slowly edged up this year, but will it continue to track the recent hiring boom in the national economy? Some industry observers believe so.