Originations

Concordia Bank & Trust, with assistance from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, has provided a SNAP grant to a Mississippi senior citizen who needed a new roof for her home that was built more than 130 years ago.

NewDay USA, a lender that specializes in originating VA, FHA and reverse mortgage loans, has completed the move of their company headquarters to a new building in Fulton, Md.

Data integrity is a key focus in quality control when it comes to getting a loan closed both efficiently and accurately in line with compliance.

A study suggests the prospect of 2.1 million additional homeowners by 2020 should be a plausible reason for legislators to work harder on a comprehensive benchmark immigration reform.

A commercial real estate market recovery combined with fresh demand for apartments and office properties continue to push commercial property price indices up and commercial mortgage-backed securities default rates down.

Low yields and the short-term impact of a strategy shift involving its departure from an origination channel weighed on Pacific Mercantile Bancorp in the first quarter.

William Lyon Homes, a builder that emerged from bankruptcy last year, fell in New York trading after raising $217.5 million in a public stock offering.

House prices rebounded in 2012 as seven out of every 10 metro areas posted significant gains. But price appreciation will be more modest in 2013.

Margin compression once again overpowered loan growth in the first quarter, sapping banks’ traditional source of revenue.

In almost two-thirds of metropolitans throughout the country, buying a home is a better financial decision than renting for consumers who plan to live in the property for at least three years.

Signs of stronger consumer spending pushed rate-indicative bond yields and primary market mortgage rates higher on average during the week ending May 16.

Single-family housing starts in April fell 2.1% from the prior month, while multifamily starts plummeted 38%.

Small and midsize financial institutions and nonbanks look to steady their income stream by retaining servicing in lieu of servicing release premiums.

We're hearing from a lot of mortgage originators that read my blog last week about the need to better measure borrower satisfaction with the mortgage process.

The majority of the stocks in this publication’s Mortgage Industry Equity Composite were up at the close of the business day Wednesday.

One lending executive is reminding first-time buyers there is an overlooked resource available in areas outside of major metropolitan areas: USDA lending.

The March FNC Residential Price Index data add to a growing list of research findings that confirm the U.S. housing market continues to recover at a steady and persistent pace.

As players in the business have adjusted their holdings, interest in outsourcing services and technology has picked up.

The defendants marketed their national businesses as purchasers of distressed real estate where vulnerable homeowners could avoid foreclosure and the accompanying negative effects on their credit.

Ryland Group sold $250 million of debt in the third U.S. convertible note offering from a homebuilder this year.