Originations

The Arizona receivership court has approved Arch Capital Group’s proposed acquisition of CMG Mortgage Insurance Co. from current owners PMI Mortgage Insurance Co. and CUNA Mutual.

Yet another CMBS is on the way through JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust.

The only mortgage stocks to close higher were PHH and CoreLogic, with Radian and MGIC both down over 5%.

UDR Inc. and several of its affiliates engaged in a continuous pattern of discrimination against disabled individuals by designing multifamily public use buildings without those required accessibility features.

A poster on the Mortgage Grapevine has brought up the question of Realtors “double dipping” on the home sales transaction.

We're hearing that the days of tension between appraisal management companies and individual appraisers may be coming to an end.

2014 rings in a host of new mortgage regulations, including the qualified mortgage rule that works in conjunction with the yet unfinished qualified residential mortgage rules.

It is a possible a shortage in skilled labor for housing construction jobs could slow down a recovery in the sector.

ISGN CEO Ritesh Idnani discusses how lenders should use technology to prepare for changes in the mortgage industry.

The U.S. Supreme Court has decided to review the legality of several recess appointments made by President Obama which has huge implications for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Lender Processing Services’ April home price index report released today confirms a sustained housing recovery is taking place nationwide.

According to CondoVultures, 139 high-rises are currently under construction or set to rise from the ashes of the South Florida condo fizzle of 2007.

Local business professionals come together to interact, establish new connections and to help one another grow their businesses.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is encouraging national banks to take a look at the FHA 203(k) program.

Investors sent all three stocks, including Ashford Hospitality Trust and Ares Commercial Real Estate, tumbling in trading on Friday.

Juan Velez, 60, of Waterford, Conn., pleaded guilty Friday to one count of bank fraud stemming from a mortgage fraud scheme.

It was a week of wild gyrations over if and when the Federal Reserve will end the stimulus program.

A scenario posted on the Mortgage Grapevine involves a $1.8 million loan secured by a multifamily property in Memphis.

A U.S. House subcommittee has approved an appropriations bill that includes cuts to federal spending for public housing and transit.

Amherst Securities Group has brought on UBS veteran Chris McDowell as part of an effort to expand its commercial real estate finance business.