Originations

Lenders who have started using these have saved up to 71% compared to all hard inquiries, Blend's co-founder says.

Cases increased at an average of 14.5% from 2021 to 2022, a LexisNexis survey found.

The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo gauge jumped five points to 50, extending a streak of increases to five months, figures showed Tuesday.

The President of the National Association of Mortgage Brokers, Ernest Jones Jr., explains how consolidation in wholesale has impacted those he represents.

Following the removal of one contentious part of its new grid in response to criticism, the agency is seeking more feedback on remaining changes it's made or proposed.

The CEO of Kind Lending chatted about his current and past businesses, how to build a successful shop and his upcoming book.

Mat Ishbia's recent purchase of the Phoenix Suns has catapulted the wholesale lender's owner into the national spotlight. Will he bring to the NBA team the same competitive spirit that made his company the top originator in the country?

Following sales to Mr. Cooper and The Loan Store, the wholesale giant reported originations of $891.2 million between January and March.

Although issuance of new securitizations has been low compared to year-ago levels, it rebounded as spring buying began

The latest forecast calls for $375 billion of lending on properties with five or more units, with total commercial originations of $654 billion.

The tools are there to create a faster loan process, but fear of noncompliance and reliance on old habits still prevail, industry technology leaders said at the Fintech Nexus USA conference this week.

Only one company, Doma, reported improved results from the year before, but it still took a large loss for the period.

The latest change continues the sideways pattern of recent weeks, a much better situation than last year's rapid increases, Freddie Mac said.

Volume climbed up to $13.3 billion from $8 billion in February, per Polygon Research's report.

On a non-GAAP basis, the company reported better results on a year-over-year basis, Chairman, President and CEO Mat Ishbia said.

Refinance applications surged by almost 10%, the highest level of activity since September, with federally backed activity jumping by almost 24%.

The country's third-largest originator saw revenue tick up in the first quarter off of higher servicing income and more pull-through weighted rate lock volume from lower average interest rates, it said.

Economic uncertainty slowed multifamily and commercial activity to the lowest level in 9 years, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.

Both its servicing and origination segment were in the red in the first three months of the year, with the latter division reporting a net loss of $32.8 million.

The firm's reverse mortgage arm combined with the newly acquired American Advisors Group will make the parent company the largest player in that lending space, executives said.