Originations

The bipartisan bill calls for winding down Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac which currently purchase loans from lenders for cash.

The Miami Beach home of Centrust’s former chairman David Paul was sold for $30 million.

The CMBS market is poised for its worst month in almost two years after the Federal Reserve signaled it may curb stimulus efforts as the economy shows sign of improvement.

The good news caused 16 of the 17 Mortgage Industry Equity Composite stocks to close higher than they did on Monday.

Banks face a looming financial risk from home equity loans, an international ratings agency is warning.

Mark Hammond, the former chief executive, vice president and vice chairman of Flagstar Bancorp, has become co-chairman of United Shore Financial Services.

Mortgage Grapevine poster Concerned American has started a thread titled “To all of you out there whining at me for being a rehab guy.”

Executives at Lennar Corp. said they are finding some marginal loosening in residential loan underwriting that has been too tight.

Morrison & Foerster expanded its real estate finance practice by adding Stephen Cox of Hypothekenbank Frankfurt AG.

The Mortgage Bankers Association has teamed up with AllRegs to create an index that measures the supply of mortgage credit at the outer boundaries of the spectrum.

Both delinquency and foreclosure rates hit new post-housing crisis lows through the end of May, according to Lender Processing Services.

Demand for valuation analytics lead LoanLogics and Platinum Data Solutions into a partnership that links loan performance reporting to collateral valuation technology.

New home sales rose in May for the third straight month as sales in the previous two months were revised upward.

According to the Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index, U.S. house price appreciation through April rose 0.7% on a seasonally-adjusted basis from the previous month.

When John Kanas sold North Fork Bancorp to Capital One Financial in 2006, he made certain not to burn any bridges with his former employees.

As of April 2013 the highest monthly gains in home prices occurred, according to the S&P Case-Schiller home price indices.

The first-lien holder on a single-family mortgage will be able to block the borrower from taking out a second lien under a government-sponsored enterprise reform bill slated to be introduced today.

It can seem like you are understaffed one minute and overstaffed the next, all the while spending valuable time and resources finding the best and most knowledgeable people.

The Federal Housing Administration has updated its guidance for its long-running REO sales program that provides incentives for policeman, firefighters and teachers to purchase FHA-owned homes in designated revitalization areas.

Homes.com adds all top 100 markets have a year-over-year price increase as well.