Mortgages

Legalizing the recreational use of marijuana has created jobs in Colorado, bringing people into the state and putting stress on its residential purchase and rental markets.

The Michigan company's third-quarter results were down slightly from a year earlier despite increased commercial lending and a wider net interest margin.

The second liens, which accompany CMBS first mortgages, range in size from $500,000 to $5 million, a segment of the market that is not well served by either banks or debt funds.

The forecast for total originations of home equity lines of credit over the next five years is almost twice as high as the five-year total through 2017.