Jumbo mortgages

Quicken Loans originated the largest share of mortgages backing the latest two prime, jumbo RMBS deals being marketed by Credit Suisse and WinWater Home Mortgage.

As the real estate market rebounds in the Grand Canyon State's capital, one credit union here reports that a new mortgage program is attracting significant new lending business.

Mortgage loan application volume dropped sharply for the period ending Feb. 13 as mortgage rates rose to their highest level since the beginning of the year.

Dan Sparks helped Goldman Sachs Group Inc. profit from its bets against subprime mortgages. Now he's expanding credit to Americans hurt when those types of loans soured and the housing market collapsed.

Joining the hunt for higher-yielding niche loans, the asset management unit of NewOak Capital has quietly launched a private fund to acquire nonqualified residential mortgages.

Arch Capital Group is repurposing a subsidiary to insure mortgages that are headed for private securitizations. Insuring such loans separately from the unit that works with Fannie and Freddie lets Arch offer more favorable terms to lenders.

Mortgage applications were down for the first time this year as both purchase and refinance activity decreased.

The business of bundling riskier U.S. mortgages into bonds without government backing is gearing up for a comeback. Just don't call it subprime.

Mortgage application volume experienced the largest week-over-week gain in more than six years, but despite the FHA's announced cuts to insurance premiums, interest in conventional loans was greater.

Having a specialty or a niche helps to keep your business away from being at the mercy of interest rate shoppers.

Federal regulators formally issued a final risk retention rule for mortgage securitizations, a long-awaited and hotly debated measure that is nevertheless expected to have little market impact when it takes effect a year from now.

The bank is piloting one conduit for jumbo mortgages and another for Ginnie Mae-eligible loans.

Mortgage applications increased slightly last week due to higher refinance and purchase activity.

Recent data from Freddie Mac has provided new insights into loan losses across different mortgage types, Fitch Ratings said in a press release Thursday.

GuardHill Financial Corp. CEO Alan Rosenbaum has recruited veteran New York City mortgage originator—and former competitor—Melissa Cohn to bring an under-the-radar lender out of the shadows.

Marketplace lender Social Finance may pursue a larger initial public offering than expected, CEO Mike Cagney said. Progress in its mortgage business and a new lending app will be pivotal to the company's future, he said.

Mortgage applications increased last week due to higher refinance activity as interest rates for conforming mortgages were greater than jumbo loans.

Mortgage credit availability increased last month, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Interest rates for conforming mortgages have fallen to their lowest level in over a year and a half, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Word-of-mouth marketing led to a total of seven large mortgage deals for the author.