Originations

Prosecutors have probable cause to present a grand jury with the felony case against the Federal Housing Finance Agency official accused of threatening to kill former director Edward DeMarco, a judge ruled.

Executives at private mortgage insurers expect the Federal Housing Finance Agency, which oversees Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, to reduce some fees in the next year, which would make privately-insured GSE loans more competitive with government loans.

Builders have noticed some easing of mortgage credit standards recently, but not enough to make a meaningful difference on the housing recovery.

Mortgage rates in the U.S. rose, increasing home-loan costs for the first time in six weeks.

Lenders across the country reported increased demand from consumers and businesses, continuing a prevailing trend from earlier this year, according to the Fed’s Beige Book.

While lenders do not survey applicants on sexual orientation for their Home Mortgage Disclosure Act reports, a look at the data on same-sex couple applicants is intriguing.

Bank executives see opportunity in selling MSRs and servicing the loans for the buyers.

The ruble's 16-month slide has driven a jump in mortgage lending as Russians buy homes with mortgages in an effort to protect their dwindling savings.

Mortgage applications fell for the second consecutive week even as interest rates decreased to their lowest levels in the past year.

Capital One Financial has consolidated its commercial real estate lending units, in an attempt to further integrate Beech Street Capital, the multifamily mortgage firm it acquired last year.

Bridget Michelle Clark, the founder of Homeowners Mortgage Enterprises died on May 25 after a prolonged illness. She was 54 years old.

Western Asset Management Co. is helping to resuscitate the market for mortgages not backed by the government.

National home price appreciation slowed for the fifth straight month in May, continuing a trend that's expected to continue into the summer selling season.

A reduction in mortgage rates has boosted Home Affordable Refinance Program refinancings, according to nonbank servicer Walter Investment Management Corp.

Delinquency rates for commercial and multifamily loans declined in the first quarter, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Carrington Mortgage Services launched a marketing portal to allow its brokers to close more loans in their respective markets.

Wells Fargo has stopped offering most customers the interest-only version of its home-equity line of credit.

Real Estate Settlement Procedure Act violations cited in a recent Consumer Financial Protection Bureau action suggest the technical compliance required rises in line with the aggressiveness of past or present marketing.

Lenders are doing a much better job closing the loan applications they are getting, and they are doing so in a shorter period of time. Tight credit has not increased the risk that a loan will fail to close.

The City of Los Angeles accused JPMorgan Chase of targeting minority borrowers with predatory loans in a lawsuit filed two days after Wells Fargo lost a court bid to dismiss a similar case.