Originations

A single-asset commercial mortgage-backed securities deal collateralized by a $900 million first-mortgage loan on a Times Square area property in New York is underway.

Even though both CoreLogic and Redwood Trust were profitable in 4Q12, investors on Friday slammed both companies in the first trading session after their earnings were released.

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There are firms going around to lenders promoting that they will check out their title agents and make sure they are in good standing

A loan scenario posted on the Mortgage Grapevine is for a second-lien hard-money residential loan, which will be behind a first-lien hard-money loan.

Canadian housing starts will slow to an annual pace of 190,300 units this year, from 214,827 last year.

Fox Chase Bancorp hired Thomas Petro as president and chief executive in mid-2005 with a mission to turn around a mutual thrift that was fighting to survive.

Lenders originating loans with private mortgage insurance might get squeezed under the qualified mortgage rule’s 3% points and fees cap.

United Guaranty Corp. posted a $45 million operating loss for the fourth quarter, compared with a $25 million operation loss one year prior.

January Home prices are up 6.2% from a year ago, the largest annual gain since 2006.

Origination services-related revenue helped increase CoreLogic’s net income from continuing operations, as well as diluted earnings per share from continuing operations.

ServiceLink has entered into a partnership with Home CORE.

Improving home sales combined with dwindling inventory spurred the biggest advance in property values since 2005.

There were just four Mortgage Industry Equity Composite stocks which closed Thursday higher, as the stock market had a second day of bearish reaction to the Federal Open Market Committee notes.

Goldman Sachs plans to issue $568 million in CMBS loans backed by fixed-rate loans that are secured on three malls.

Good start to the year in Florida and Illinois, not so much so in California, Realtor groups say.

The defendants include a former California assemblywoman and her husband.

Financial institutions are evolving their practices to better respond to the needs and demands of the next generation of customers, including mortgage borrowers.

Late last spring, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Quicken Loans regarding the payment of an unearned or excessive fee.

First American Financial Corp. had net income of $93 million for the fourth quarter and $301 million for the full year 2012.