Originations

Mike Cagney of Social Finance, honored Wednesday at LendIt's innovator of the year, chalks up his success to his company's "relationship-driven" model.

Mortgage loan application volume dropped 2.3% on a seasonally adjusted basis for the week ended April 10 versus the previous week, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.

The new financial assessment requirements pose a challenge, but they are necessary to the sustainability of the reverse mortgage industry.

Home values dipped slightly month-to-month in March, though they remained up from their 2014 levels, according to Quicken Loans.

U.S. Bancorp posted profit that matched analysts' estimates on gains in mortgage-banking revenue.

Confidence among homebuilders rose in April for the first time in five months as prospective buyers returned to the market and sales climbed.

The San Francisco bank has produced enough growth in mortgages, C&I and other areas and made other moves to offset low rates. It is a hopeful example for mortgage-heavy banks and other lenders battling tight margins.

Forty-one percent of mortgage lenders feel they are not ready for the August 2015 Truth in Lending Act and Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act Integrated Disclosure Rule, according to a study by Capsilon Corp.

Wells Fargo & Co. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. posted their largest mortgage-lending gains in more than a year as the recovery in the market gains momentum.

Still reeling from underwriting guidelines that went into effect last year, some small lenders are worried that a new mortgage disclosure regime might be the thing that pushes them over the edge.

Wells Fargo posted profit that beat analysts' estimates as lower interest rates spurred more borrowers to purchase homes or refinance debt.

Lenders must act affirmatively to avoid confusion in the marketplace. A lender's obligations start before a relationship with a potential borrower exists.

Every person on your staff is responsible for marketing your company and almost all of them do a poor job of it.

FirstKey Lending priced a $241 million securitization of fixed-rate loans it made to landlords for the purchase of single-family homes.

Builders FirstSource rose the most on record after saying it agreed to buy competitor ProBuild Holdings in a deal valued at $1.63 billion.

Consumer complaints about financial products and services such as home loans are more than just statistics. They indicate the real and difficult challenges people face as they try to navigate the financial seas.

Mortgage professional hiring and new job appointments for the week ending April 10.

Continued economic expansion should lift much of the real estate industry nationwide over the next three years, though single-family housing may miss out on these same levels of growth.

Blackstone Group and Wells Fargo are nearing a deal to buy a real estate portfolio from General Electric worth as much as $30 billion, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.

First Horizon has agreed to pay $212.5 million to settle claims tied to the Memphis, Tenn., company's past underwriting and origination of certain loans.