Originations

Commercial mortgage loans provided life insurers with a 1.99% total return on investment in 1Q13, up 14 basis points from 4Q12’s 1.85%.

This is not to say there are never circumstances where a lender might be wise to consider exempt status. However, it is hardly a no-brain decision.

Taylor Capital Group said its mortgage banking revenue increased 20% to $38.5 million in 2Q13 from $32 million in 1Q13.

The real news in JPMorgan Chase's second-quarter report was the weak outlook that it provided for traditional banking.

ISGN CEO Ritesh Idnani explains how outsourcing fits into mortgage lending and servicing operations.

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon told investors last week that rising interest rates could trigger a dramatic reduction in the bank’s mortgage profits.

We're hearing that some servicers don’t believe they can modify a VA loan.

A proposal by FASB could make GAAP accounting, but not statutory accounting, more volatile for mortgage insurers and title insurers.

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon warned investors that higher interest rates could lead to a dramatic reduction in the bank’s profits by eroding demand for mortgage refinancing.

Of the 17 Mortgage Industry Equity Composite members, 11 closed in a range between a loss of 0.5% and a gain of 1%.

Wells Fargo is predicting a sharp decline in mortgage originations this quarter, but CEO John Stumpf is hardly worried.

The relationship with Realtors for many posters on the Mortgage Grapevine is a thorny one, and this thread wades into that territory.

Rising interest rates will be the reason why.

The Veterans Administration is the only government agency that has not made huge underwriting rule changes for several years now.

A trial has resulted in a Las Vegas mortgage agent being convicted for his role in a mortgage scheme that resulted in $1.43 million in fraudulent loans.

A new online wholesale trading platform was launched by SecondaryWire designed to accommodate the sale of brokers’ and correspondents’ loans to investors.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said its consumer complaint system is now taking debt collection complaints related to any consumer debt.

Centerline Capital Group has completed a $4.7 million cash-out refinancing transaction on two multifamily properties in Chicago.

Greystone has provided Hawthorn Ridge Apartments in Woodridge, Ill., with an $8.5 million FHA loan.

JPMorgan Chase’s mortgage originations during the second quarter rose 12% year-to-year to $49 billion.