Originations

Citigroup reported net servicing and gain-on-sale revenue of $684 million in the third quarter—more than triple what it did a year ago.

A.M. Best and Demotech have maintained their stable outlook on title insurance underwriters following their respective examinations of industry data for the second quarter.

ICON Residential, which is in the process of being sold, is expanding its wholesale presence, hiring a former Wells Fargo official.

Industry veteran Jon Daurio, who’s forming a new nonprime lender, will focus on retail initially and hire 50 to 80 people.

JPMorgan Chase had strong mortgage earnings in the third quarter, but questions remain about its residential business, including a large additional writedown on home equity loans.

Thanks to the revised FHA Streamline program, GNMA issuance increased 11% in fiscal year 2012.

Successful mortgage originators remember their client's interests come first.

Historically, software integrations between companies has only been available to larger lenders due to the high costs of development and implementing integration solutions.

When subprime lending "comes back" it will be totally different—and out of the past.

Small and midsized mortgage bankers are pairing up to be able to offer clients more services.

Wells Fargo will begin putting more residential loans on its balance sheet, foregoing immediate gain-on-sale income.

FA Business Services, a subsidiary of First American Corp., is unveiling QC@Closing, its new, fully automated loan quality product.

Most originators and servicers have implemented cost improvement programs to survive.

Radian Guaranty said “proactive capital management initiatives” were responsible for it being able to write policies in its main underwriting unit for all of 2012.

An overall slowdown in distressed sales bodes well for home prices holding their own this winter, according to a new report from Amherst Securities Group.

Ken Markison, the Mortgage Bankers Association’s regulatory counsel sees the relationship between the qualified mortgage, the qualified residential mortgage and the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act as three concentric circles.

Suffolk Bancorp is looking to growth after raising capital and purging a large block of troubled loans.

Private equity money continues to look at the mortgage banking industry but they're still scared about the 'dark years.'

Wells Fargo had its best origination quarter of the year, but mortgage earnings fell slightly in the third quarter.

Loan production is booming at the privately held Skyline Home Loans of California.