Originations

When the Uniform Residential Loan Application transition deadline hits on March 1, a data set within Fannie Mae’s Desktop Underwriter Program, which many lenders have used for a host of functions, will no longer be supported and unprepared lenders could later experience disruption.

Mortgage applications decreased 4.2% over the final two weeks of 2020, but the strong demand for home buying throughout most of the year should continue, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

The transaction was led by existing investor Insight Partners, with TVC Capital as a minority partner.

The company had canceled its planned pricing of the deal at the end of October over stock market volatility.

From the CARES Act’s effects to the spate of nonbanks going public, these developments stand to shape how the playing field looks in 2021.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Dec. 31.

Industry watchers make their wildest guesses (more or less) about developments in real estate finance that could rock the industry in the upcoming months.

Mortgage rates yet again have dropped to a record low, even as the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury flirts with breaking back above the 1% mark, according to Freddie Mac.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Dec. 24.

Mortgage applications increased 0.8% from one week earlier, an indicator of the housing market’s strength as this year comes to an end, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Two reports reveal how borrowers prefer to engage with lenders, with younger customers preferring an efficient digital experience and most seeking some form of human interaction.

The accused, who also faces vehicle title and investment fraud charges, allegedly submitted falsified statements related to the payoff of an earlier mortgage when applying for a new one.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Dec. 18.

The Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe Veterans Health Case and Benefits Improvement Act includes a provision that extends eligibility for VA loans to certain full-time National Guard and Reserve members.

The boom continues, with refinances making up a 61% share of all mortgage loans issued that month, according to Ellie Mae.

Mortgage applications increased 1.1% from one week earlier as a decline in rates to yet another low point brought consumers into the market, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Applications for loans on newly built homes are still up considerably from a year ago, but they were down a little from October in the Mortgage Bankers Association’s latest survey.

With coronavirus inoculations underway and government stimulus likely to come, the outlook for next year’s housing market and lending environment grew more optimistic in December.

Last year, smaller lenders were put at a slight disadvantage in terms of what they were charged in guarantee fees when they sold loans for cash.

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