Originations

Veros Real Estate Solutions released a quarterly report predicting that 83% of U.S. markets would appreciate in value in the next 12 months.

Generation Mortgage Co. is exiting the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage origination business, but will continue to service reverse mortgages.

The pace of home price appreciation has decelerated in recent months, but it will not result in another dip where price changes actually fall into negative territory, according to Wells Fargo Securities economists.

Redfin reports that requests for visits to homes listed on its website increased by 2.2% in September compared with August.

The September volume of new home purchase mortgage applications remained unchanged from the previous month.

Although the case ostensibly turns on whether loan officers should be paid for overtime, the high court is focused on whether government agencies have the right to substantially change regulations without seeking public comment.

Officials want to remove the risk that questions about a dealer’s liquidity could lead to wholesale dumping of assets. Treasuries and mortgage securities represent about 85% of daily repo transactions

It's not been a stellar year for mortgage lending, with national origination volumes expected to end 2014 down by one-third or more.

Complete Financial Solutions in Spokane, Wash., has agreed to buy Northern Star Financial in Mankato, Minn.

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Independent originators could be shut out from offering this product as there is no secondary market.

Student loan debt has simultaneously reduced younger consumers' ability to get a mortgage and burdened their older family members, a TransUnion study shows.

Freddie Mac is building a business to originate small apartment loans, between $1 million and $5 million, as part of its mandate to support affordable housing.

Wells Fargo will pay up to $5 million to resolve allegations it discriminated against mothers on maternity leave, the largest settlement of such claims ever reached by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Lenders increased their origination of home equity lines of credit, or HELOCs, by 21% in the 12 months ending in June.

Mortgage rates fell to the lowest level in a month after the International Monetary Fund's cut to its global-growth outlook drove investors to the safety of the U.S. government bonds that guide borrowing costs.

Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act-Truth in Lending Act reform effective next summer requires significant operational changes, but if lenders prepare now, it shouldn’t be as scary as a zombie apocalypse.

Some actors become known for a single role and they cannot escape the public's perception linking them to that part. That can happen to originators too.

The Mortgage Bankers Association continues to push back against regulations stemming from the financial crisis, as the industry's biggest lobbying group continues pushing for regulatory relief to bolster the housing market — and boost profits for its members.

Taking action to prevent another tragedy such as the murder of a real estate agent in Arkansas.