Originations

Richard D. Baum has been elected as chairman of Redwood Trust Inc.

A quiet boom is underway in mortgage employment.

The Federal Reserve’s third quantitative easing program has made more progress lowering rates than some expected, but it is not at a point where it will spur refinancing notably.

The four branches of Alpine Mortgage have joined Inlanta Mortgage, as the latter company looks to expand into New England.

Risk management technology and services providers believe data accrual and analytics can help lenders get a heads-up before a mortgage boom turns into a mountain of bad loans.

Home prices increased 1.2% in July, compared to the same month last year, but tight mortgage underwriting standards continue to be a main concern.

An NFL Team's response to a tweet puts it deeper in the dog house, as the story spreads even further.

The total amount of commercial real estate debt declined by 0.4% in the second quarter compared with the first.

How to value a loan officer in 2013? Answer: by their relationships with Realtors and home builders.

How to value a residential loan officer in 2013? Answer: their relationships with Realtors and home builders.

Old Republic International Corp. has filed a corrective plan for Republic Mortgage Insurance Co. with the North Carolina Department of Insurance.

National Mortgage News has now completed three dozen years of publication and is proceeding into its fourth dozen.

According to Lender Processing Services, there are over 3.4 million properties 30 or more days past due but not in foreclosure.

The Romney campaign finally weighs in on how to fix the housing market.

Mortgage bankers originated roughly $44.2 billion of jumbo loans in the second quarter, a handsome 82% increase from the same period a year ago.

Ellie Mae COO Jonathan Corr discusses his outlook for mortgage loan origination system vendors. 

Both are great on generalities, but low on specifics.

Second quarter new insurance written strong, but legacy business remains an overhang.

Mortgage bankers are worried that the GSEs might be ushering in a ‘score card’ rating on all their customers tied to net worth, loan quality and more.

Arlington Asset Investment Corp., a Virginia-based real estate investment trust that buys residential mortgage-backed securities, priced a public offering of 3 million shares of common at $24.80 per share.