Originations

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Dec. 11.

Borrowers who exit CARES Act-related forbearance in the spring and have stacks of other bills to attend to may be in search of liquidity via such products, the company predicts.

The average per-loan profit margin remains incredibly strong, but the share of senior executives expecting it to fall has risen markedly.

The likelihood of a purchase-focused market in 2021 means it’s time to make time to improve operations, LodeStar Software Solutions CEO Jim Paolino says.

Mortgage application activity decreased 1.2% on a seasonally adjusted basis last week, but refinance volume picked up as interest rates reached a new survey low, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Whether Ginnie issuance increases in the future may depend in part on the extent to which the Biden administration wishes to tap the FHA to promote affordable housing and homeownership.

In November, more loan products were being offered both at the upper and lower ends of the market.

Recent Black Knight numbers put the average retention rate at a record low for the post-crisis period that followed the Great Recession.

Jeff McGuiness is stepping into an organization that just had its best quarter ever in origination volume.

Even with a slight downward revision to September’s numbers, employment in the industry remained incredibly high through October as home-loan refinancing continued to surge.