Mortgages

Mortgage brokers will continue to survive under the qualified mortgage rule.

The savings bank, ranked 45th by total volume, wants to grow its mortgage operations.

Ocwen has a reputation for writing down principal of nonperforming mortgages faster than many bank servicers or its nonbank servicing peers.

There are certain compliance requirements/items that a lender should have done already (or should do immediately) given the January deadline for regulatory change that is almost upon the industry.

The commercial mortgage banker will use the loan proceeds to pay off an $83 million facility from Bank of America.

The question triggers a whole array of responses. But after a five-year onslaught of new rules and enforcement, some see a brighter regulatory future for banks.

The agency already has hired 1,500 people, a number of which are enforcement attorneys.

Purchase mortgage volumes will come in lower than some expect next year, securities strategists fear.

The ceremony will take place at halftime of this year’s Military Bowl.

The nonprofit gave away $1 million in grants in 2013 through its Dream Makers program.

Land-backed debt, called dirt bonds, earned 1.1% through Dec. 23. This is more than any other area of the market, according to Standard & Poor’s.

Higher-margin products like policies for home purchases and commercial properties will take the sting out of doing fewer refinancings.

There were 11 of 17 Mortgage Industry Equity Composite members which lost money on Thursday.

Anthony Orso, CEO of Cantor Commercial Real Estate, has a forecast for commercial mortgage-backed securities issuance that far outstrips that of others in the market.

The Congressional Budget Office estimates the federal mortgage insurance fund can reach 1.25% capital ratio in the next couple of years.

The deal brings in slightly more than the expected recovery from the bankruptcy estate.

The pace of loan modification activity slowed during each of the first three quarters of 2013.

The average weekly rate for a 30-year mortgage is currently two basis points shy of 4.5% and the average rate for a 15-year loan is two basis points above 3.5%.

An unexpectedly better jobless-benefit claims report and the taper contributed to the rise.

If you are in your office this week, there are some things you can do to get your originations business ready for 2014.