Originations

The agency said lenders took in 79,300 applications for streamline refinancings during the month, which represents 44% of all FHA loan applications filed in July.

In today’s mortgage market, job security is quite important. Many loan officers I talk to are having a great year, even better than last year which was decent.

Walter Investment Management, which controls subservicer Green Tree Financial, has added Reverse Mortgage Solutions to its stable of residential finance firms.

A non-partisan group says the Federal government’s efforts to prosecute subprime wrongdoers – particularly on Wall Street – has fallen short and is asking for new, tougher laws on white collar crime.

Third-party lender Stonegate Mortgage has purchased warehouse provider NattyMac.

Mortgage insurance may get a break from the new Basel III capital rules.

There is a movement toward retaining servicing rights benefits. It involves originators and the wider mortgage industry.

The FHFA study on single-family g-fees shows the fees paid by the five largest lenders averaged 26 basis points by yearend 2011, up 5 bps from the first quarter.

Since the housing bust began in earnest in 2008, mortgage related stocks, for the most part, have hemorrhaged in price, according to an analysis conducted by National Mortgage News.

Arbor Commercial Mortgage named Trevor Leslie Smith as director of lending in its Boston office.

M&A advisors tell us that the GNMA Eagle is a must for selling your firm.

The CFPB proposal promises an end to years of legal skirmishes over whether to categorize services as closing or financing costs and reflects a broader effort to improve how loan terms are presented.

The CoreLogic house price index rose in July for the fifth consecutive month.

The Mortgage Bankers Association posted net revenue of $2.7 million for its latest fiscal year but continues to struggle under the weight of its office building investment.

Citigroup over the weekend said it will let customers challenge the suspension of home equity loans.

Fannie Mae Chief Economist Doug Duncan discusses the current refi boom and its impact on future mortgage origination activity.

Under the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, reliance on policies and procedures is not sufficient to achieve the level of compliance expected or required by regulators.

Home prices have been on the rise all year, and it looks as though values will end 2012 with a 4% gain.

There are 14,000 American Indian veterans in New Mexico and the Department of Veterans Affairs Native American Direct Loan closed one mortgage last year.

In just a few days the Labor Department will release its monthly employment report. Here’s a prediction: the mortgage brokerage sector will show an increase in jobs.