Originations

JPMorgan Chase reported a rise in value of its mortgage servicing rights despite lower originations in this year's third quarter.

HUD Secretary Ben Carson said he's held off making any decision on premium cuts until the confirmation of key appointments. "It has been a real ordeal getting people in place," he said.

TILA-RESPA integrated disclosure rule amendments are in effect and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is beginning to digest comments on an outstanding "black hole" mortgage companies want more clarification on.

The share of mortgage refinance applications dropped below 50% for the first time since the start of September, as interest rates rose to a six-week high.

A change in the formula that banks use to calculate borrowers’ debt-to-income ratios, announced by Fannie Mae in April, appears to be spurring more lending.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Oct. 6.

A decline in refinancing applications offset the gain in purchase activity, leading to an overall drop in application activity of 0.4% from one week earlier.

The bank plans to contact all customers who paid fees for rate lock extensions during a three-and-a-half-year period and to refund any who believe they should not have been charged.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Sept. 29.

Stephen Sessler, the director of mortgage banking at the $4 billion-asset Camden National Bank, provides other lenders a peek at the benefits and pitfalls of digital mortgages.