Originations

In 2Q13, there was $478 billion in loan originations, of which 36% were purchase money mortgages.

Average weekly rates for fixed-rate mortgages in Freddie Mac’s survey fell from where they were the previous week, ending a period of stability.

Wells Fargo is cutting about 1,800 jobs in its home-loan production business as an increase in mortgage rates curtails borrower refinancing demand.

Sales of previously owned homes unexpectedly rose in August to the highest level in more than six years as buyers rushed to lock in interest rates before they rise further.

Mortgage companies need to focus efforts on getting Realtor referrals as the purchase market heats up.

The country's largest trade group is challenging possible plans by the Federal Housing Finance Agency to arbitrarily lower the conforming loan limit in an attempt to bring private capital back to the mortgage market.

We're hearing quite a few regional banks have been in touch with us lately.

On a year-to-year basis, monthly home sales and median home prices have now gained for 19th months in a row.

The decision to punt on tapering helped 14 of 17 Mortgage Industry Equity Composite stocks to close higher on Wednesday.

More than half have an editorial calendar to drive creation and planning.

A poster on the Mortgage Grapevine is looking to help a relative get a short-term hard-money loans.

The Mortgage Bankers Association is doing a branding initiative which involves changing its logo, as well as its website URL.

Indecomm Global Services has released an updated version of the Yellow Platter Learning Management System.

Pacific Trust Bank has completed its first series of transactions as an approved issuer of Ginnie Mae mortgage-backed securities.

U.S. mortgage lending increased by 38% in 2012, driven by refinancings.

The man who operated one of the largest bank frauds in Virginia’s history that affected borrowers, employees, investors and the nearby community has been sentenced to 17 years in federal prison.

The new loan is with JPMorgan Chase Bank NA with a balance of $950 million.

Hilton Worldwide’s mega-commercial mortgage-backed securitization weighs in at $3.5 billion, making it the largest CMBS since the credit crisis.

NorthStar Healthcare Income has purchased the portion of an $11.25 million loan secured by a senior health care facility located in California.

The arrangement lets LendingQB users generate disclosures and closing documents through IDS without leaving the system.