Originations

In Portland, as in other parts of the country, the recovery from the depths of the Great Recession has been profoundly uneven.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending March 3.

Nonbanks are gaining on their bank competitors when it comes to the market share of purchase loan originations.

Angel Oak, a regular issuer of nonprime residential mortgage bonds, is marketing its first transaction with a credit rating.

Mortgage interest rates fell after four consecutive weeks of holding steady, according to Freddie Mac.

Soaring home prices have created market volatility that's making it difficult for appraisers to accurately pinpoint home values and putting mortgage approvals and home sales in jeopardy.

Simultaneous spikes in home prices and mortgage rates have put an unusual squeeze on borrowers' purchasing power and require lenders to be proactive about protecting their loan pipelines.

Guaranteed Rate is planning to hire 280 new employees through its revamped Liftoff training program.

Mortgage application activity increased by 5.8% during the week of Feb. 24.

The number of consumers looking to buy a home reached an all-time high in January.

The bank says it will push the rest of the industry to follow its lead and step up lobbying for policies that increase minority homeownership.

Home prices rose by more on a monthly basis in New York than in any other state in the country

Contracts to buy previously owned homes declined in January due to higher rates and prices

Home prices in 20 cities rose at the fastest pace in the 12 month period through December

A consumer's home purchase power declined in December as a result of higher interest rates.

The reduction in refinance activity as the mortgage industry pivots toward purchase transactions amid higher interest rates has caused loan defect and fraud risk to rise, according to First American Financial Corp.

President Trump signed an executive order Friday requiring every agency to establish a task force focused on eliminating unnecessary regulations.

Small investors, not first-time homebuyers, are driving home prices to unaffordable highs, according to a new report from Attom Data Solutions and Clear Capital.

Purchases of new homes in January were slower than forecast, signaling an increase in mortgage rates may be giving some potential buyers pause.

Teresa Bryce Bazemore, the president of Radian Guaranty, will retire from the private mortgage insurer at the end of April.