Originations

Mortgage application activity decreased 2.8% from one week earlier as interest rates were flat or moved slightly higher, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

The run-up in expenses involved in making a home loan is one of the trends limiting new construction, says Fannie Mae Chief Economist Doug Duncan.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending July 28.

Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group has agreed to buy a majority stake in Virginia Community Bank in a rare instance of a nondepository mortgage company buying a bank, rather than the reverse.

Loan application volume increased 0.4% from one week earlier, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association, as rates fell to their lowest level in three weeks.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending July 21.

Mortgage loan application volume increased 6.3% last week as interest rates remained flat after a sharp gain during the previous 14-day period, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Former EverBank Chairman and CEO Rob Clements now has those same positions at LenderLive Holdings, a Denver-based provider of outsourced mortgage services.

Walter Investment Management Corp. will close its Ditech subsidiary's Irving, Texas, office by the end of 2017, according to an internal memo. It's the first step in an effort to ultimately reduce Walter's physical footprint from 13 offices to as few as four.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending July 14.

A new PACE financing program is launching in Florida on July 24 with protections to address concerns that some consumers aren't informed about the program's liens, service fees and property tax assessments

From Indianapolis to Nashville, here's a look at the 15 hottest residential real estate markets of summer 2017.

Tech-savvy mortgage broker Sindeo is back in business, following an acquisition by Renren, a Chinese social media company and an investor in U.S.-based fintech firms including Social Finance and LendingHome.

New data shows that large commercial banks are increasing their originations of single-family construction loans, but these loans still represent a small percentage of their total assets.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending July 7.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending June 30.

The shuttering of tech-savvy mortgage broker Sindeo reflects the challenges of operating during a period of weak volume in a difficult originations channel, not its embrace of digital mortgages.

Here's a look at the 12 cities where the combination of prices and local wages offer homebuyers the best bang for the buck this house hunting season.

Seeking to stay below $50 billion, the regional is selling its origination and servicing businesses.

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