Originations

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending March 9.

Mortgage settlement software provider Qualia is getting a new $33 million round of funding that it will use to expand into additional U.S. markets.

Mortgage application activity increased slightly from one week earlier even as the rate for the 30-year conforming loan rose to its highest level in four years.

Foreign inflows are distorting Canada's already constrained housing market and aren't the kind of investment the country needs, the chief executive officer of Royal Bank of Canada said.

Brian Hale, the former head of Stearns Lending, will be leading a new financial services unit at William Lyon Homes that encompasses two joint ventures the builder has with mortgage companies.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending March 2.

The new Federal Reserve Board chairman's testimony in Congress was the driver of this week's mortgage rate increase, according to Freddie Mac.

Higher levels of purchase activity even with rising interest rates drove the increase in mortgage applications compared with one week earlier.

In a move designed to recruit and retain high-quality origination staff and fuel its expansion plans, USA Mortgage is turning over 100% control of the St. Louis-based nonbank lender to its workers through an employee stock ownership plan.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Feb. 23.

Financial services groups are calling for more funding for the Internal Revenue Service that could fix flaws in the agency's system for verifying the income of mortgage applicants.

The deadline to participate in the Top Producers Survey is Wed. Feb. 28 at 6 p.m. EST. The 20th annual loan officer ranking has a number of new features to highlight the accomplishments of the industry's top performers.

With 30-year mortgage rates reaching a four-year high, loan application activity was lower this past week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Feb. 16.

Rising rates, largely tied to the stock market turmoil, took their toll on mortgage application volume during the past week.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Feb. 9.

Nine lenders have been warned by the U.S. that they will be kicked out of a top mortgage program within months unless they find ways to stop costly rapid refinances of veterans' loans.

Warburg Pincus has agreed to buy a majority stake in a mortgage and consumer loan origination and servicing platform owned by Fiserv.

Even as rates hit their highest levels in nearly four years, mortgage application volume increased compared with one week earlier, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Todd Chamberlain, the former CEO of PNC Mortgage, is joining SunTrust Banks to head up its home lending business.