Originations

Colliers International has arranged $72 million refinancing for eight retail centers in the Denver area.

MGIC Investment Corp. had the biggest percentage among Mortgage Industry Equity Composite stocks on Tuesday, but that is not the whole story regarding its trading on the day.

Generation Mortgage Co. has entered into a consent agreement with the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance to settle allegations the company violated the state’s Residential Mortgage Act.

Commercial and multifamily mortgage originations fell 36% between 4Q12 and 1Q13, but were up 9% 1Q13 over 1Q12.

Lenders still are looking for better ways to encourage borrowers to seek assistance and learn about homeownership.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency has directed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to move ahead with the development of a common securitization platform.

A bipartisan group of lawmakers is looking to amend a lending provision that classifies certain types of loans used to purchase manufactured housing as predatory.

Mortgageguy70 makes the observation on the Mortgage Grapevine that three of the top four correspondent loan purchasers have abandoned the channel.

Old Data is dead, long live New Data.

A bill aimed at speeding up the residential mortgage foreclosure process in Florida made it one step closer to becoming a law.

Bank of America asked a federal judge to dismiss a $1 billion fraud lawsuit filed by the U.S. alleging it sold defective residential mortgage loans to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that defaulted.

Ridgewood Savings Bank is working toward also starting a correspondent channel.

MGIC Investment Corp. lost $73 million in the first quarter, compared with a loss of $387 million in 4Q12 and $20 million in 1Q12.

As the mortgage industry contemplates its future, it is time to also consult with housing counselors.

The U.S. homeownership rate dropped to 65% in the first quarter, the lowest rate since 1995.

Since the economic downturn mortgage fraud has been a prevalent issue plaguing the housing industry for several years.

The members of the Mortgage Insurance Cos. of America received 43,278 new applications for private mortgage insurance during March, the most since last October.

The stock of distressed assets continues to decline nationally as foreclosure inventory is down 23% relative to a year ago.

House prices edged up 0.3% from January to February on a non-seasonally adjusted basis.

A dispute between a REIT, a healthcare corporation, two nonprofits and the Tennessee attorney general has been resolved resulting in approximately $40 million for charitable purposes within the state.