Originations

Arch Capital had underwriting income of $37.8 million in its mortgage insurance segment, which includes its U.S. subsidiary and an international reinsurance business.

Mortgage rates increased slightly this week, but remain near historic lows, according to Freddie Mac.

President Obama called for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to be eliminated, but Democratic policymakers attending the convention here appear resigned to the fact that Congress is unable to act on housing finance reform.

Two Harbors Investment Corp., one of the few regular sponsors of private-label mortgage securitization post-financial crisis, is pulling out of the market.

First Community Mortgage, a subsidiary of First Community Bank in Murfreesboro, Tenn., has started a consumer direct lending operation working out of a new office in Cleveland.

Suffolk Bancorp in New York, which recently agreed to sell to People's United Financial, discouraged several suitors from bidding due to concerns about concentrations of commercial real estate loans at those banks. The disclosures highlight the challenges that banks with heavy CRE exposure could face — as buyers or sellers — if they want to do deals.

FNF Group, a division of Fidelity National Financial, has agreed to acquire real estate software company Commissions Inc.

Contracts to purchase previously owned homes rose less than forecast in June as a lack of supply and rising prices offset the benefits from historically low mortgage rates.

CoreLogic has made its mark on the Case-Shiller Home Price indices — in more ways than one.

Mortgage application activity decreased 11.2% from one week earlier as refinance volume continued to slow while the bond market and interest rates stabilized.

Citigroup fired a mortgage trader four months ago after internal and external lawyers determined he mismarked his portfolio.

Deutsche Bank is nearing an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice to settle a long-running investigation into its mortgage-backed securities business.

Fannie Mae is making its housing counseling requirements more flexible so additional borrowers can qualify for its low down payment, affordable loan program called HomeReady.

Sentiment regarding the need for disruption in the mortgage tech space remains divided, though a majority of lenders agree that the industry is working to innovate for better efficiency.

The Democratic and Republican platforms adopted at this year's party conventions take a more forward-looking approach to housing issues than they did four years ago. But they have distinctly different views on the government's role in maintaining a robust mortgage industry.

Flagstar Bancorp reported a 2% uptick in net income during the second quarter from a year ago, thanks in part to higher commercial loan origination volume.

Republic First Bancorp in Philadelphia is getting into residential mortgages.

A drop in mortgage banking cut into Trustmark's second-quarter profit, as did the costs to extend buyouts to employees.

CoreLogic reported higher net income during the second quarter, reflecting the positive impact of its new valuation subsidiary and acquisitions.

U.S. Mortgage Insurers has selected MGIC Chief Executive Patrick Sinks as its new chairman.