Originations

Independent mortgage banks and mortgage subsidiaries of chartered banks managed to grow profits from the fourth quarter despite lower interest rates and production volume, according to the the Mortgage Bankers Association.

The second mortgage is on its way back, and some lenders could have an advantage in the competition for the piggyback loan business.

Rick Elmendorf's annual movie night — this year featuring the premier of the new Star Wars film — for his clients and business associates (along with their families) helps to create new referral relationships for this Washington Metro area loan officer.

Home prices in April were 6.2% higher than a year ago, according to the CoreLogic U.S. Home Price Report.

With the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau expected to clarify its integrated disclosure rules in July, one question lenders look to have answered is how to remain compliant when unexpected changes come up right before a closing.

A bipartisan group of lawmakers is urging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to change how it calculates title insurance fees as part of the new integrated mortgage disclosures.

Guild Mortgage Co. in San Diego has purchased Austin, Texas-based AmeriPro Home Loans.

Banks are increasing their construction lending to builders but access to land acquisition and development loans remains tight.

A growing economy during the first quarter meant that the U.S. housing market as a whole moved toward buying a home versus renting, an indication of soundness, according to a quarterly report put together by professors at two Florida universities.

Arjun Sirrah takes great pride in his company's national-level success as a community bank in Connecticut competing against digital lending startups in student loan refinancing. Now, his Darien Rowayton Bank plans to bring its tech-based approach to the mortgage market.

Cash sales are falling overall, but still represent the majority of sales involving homes in the lowest tier of property values, according to Black Knight Financial Services.

There's not enough origination volume to sustain seven private mortgage insurers and the number of underwriters may need to shrink, warns MGIC CEO Patrick Sinks.

Increased loan production during the spring home buying season has nonbank mortgage lenders stepping up their hiring.

Mortgage professional hiring and new job appointments for the week ending June 3.

Flagstar Bancorp is interested in buying a small-to-midsized independent nonbank mortgage banker as part of a strategy to boost its retail origination volume.

The 12-member committee is expected to advise HUD on how to improve housing counseling and make it more accessible.

Mortgage rates were up slightly from last week in continued anticipation of a possible move by the Federal Reserve, but still near three-year lows, according to Freddie Mac.

Falling interest rates and a shortage of housing inventory are heating up the market for home flippers. Here's a look at the housing markets where the home flip share of property sales set new records during the first quarter.

Mortgage credit availability tightened for the third consecutive month in May, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

When the administration changes at the end of the year, the development of a single mortgage-backed security could suffer a setback, Mortgage Bankers Association CEO Dave Stevens said Wednesday.