Originations

TIAA in New York has agreed to buy EverBank in Jacksonville, Fla.

Regions Financial Corp., Alabama's biggest bank, reached a preliminary agreement with the Department of Justice to resolve an investigation into allegations involving Federal Housing Administration-insured loans.

Gershman Mortgage will on an outsourced basis to provide loans insured by HUD for Land Home Financial Services' commercial lending division.

Two Harbors, which last week announced it was getting out of the private-label mortgage securitization business, is marketing one last deal.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Aug. 5.

Independent mortgage banking and brokerage firms added a whopping 5,900 full-time employees to their payrolls in June, according to a report issued Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

TIAA is in talks to buy EverBank Financial Corp., the largest Florida-based lender by deposits, to expand in internet banking.

The U.S. asked a federal appeals court to reconsider its May decision to toss out an almost $1.3 billion judgment against Bank of America's Countrywide Financial unit, claiming the panel overlooked "a wealth of evidence."

Settlements related to court fights over private-label mortgage-backed securities are significantly boosting the bottom lines at a few Federal Home Loan banks.

Ares Commercial Real Estate's net income slipped slightly in the second quarter as the company prepares to sell its mortgage banking subsidiary.

Realogy Holdings Corp., owner of brokerage brands Coldwell Banker and Century 21, dropped to a record low as sluggish luxury home sales hurt the firm's earnings.

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Essent Group reported higher net income for the second quarter of 2016 as the company wrote more insurance year-over-year.

Genworth Financial is looking at separating its mortgage insurance business from its life insurance line after it does the same for its long-term care insurance unit.

Fannie Mae earned $2.9 billion in the second quarter, a step up from its first-quarter earnings, but Chief Executive Timothy Mayopoulos reiterated warnings about future volatility.

Mortgage rates declined for the first time in four weeks as the bond market reacted to the news from the Federal Reserve Board's July meeting, according to Freddie Mac.

Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp. has launched an employee stock ownership plan.

Mortgage credit availability expanded in July, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Walker & Dunlop's net income increased 59% year-over-year during the second quarter, as the company saw growth in its commercial mortgage origination volume.

Mortgage closing technology company Snapdocs has released a new suite of tools tailored to meet the needs of settlement and title companies.