Originations

The share of purchase and refinance loans originated by nonbanks are at their highest point since at least 1995, according to an analysis of new Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data.

Mortgage application activity decreased 0.5% from one week earlier as a decline in refinance volume was only partially offset by an increase in purchases.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Sept. 22.

Despite an uptick in interest rates, refinance loans held steady in August and closing rates reached a new 2017 high.

Mortgage application activity decreased from one week earlier due to normal seasonal trends, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Sept. 15.

The changes are aimed at aligning requirements with a new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act.

As mortgage rates dropped to new lows for the year, loan application volume increased from one week earlier, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

With interest rates lower than expected and existing-home prices driving demand, applications for new-home purchases grew in August.

Lima One Capital is expanding its single-family investor financing business by acquiring the residential debt business of the marketplace lender RealtyShares.