Mortgages

Walker & Dunlop saw its first-quarter origination volume increase 157% on a year-over-year basis.

Credit unions are not doing enough to generate more purchase-mortgage dollars going forward.

With uncertainty surrounding the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, one CUSO is developing a capital markets alternative credit unions can use.

In just the past couple of years, servicers have had to scramble to keep up with the overflow of documents that need to be recorded in the nation’s more than 3,600 recording districts.

Mortgage lending activity was weaker than expected in the first quarter and the result is likely to be slimmer profit margins for a number of banks, according to Paul Miller, a managing director at FBR Capital Markets.

Opportunities, like good ideas, require action to become reality. Without action, opportunities are just pipe dreams.

Union Bank NA has agreed to buy the commercial real estate lending and servicing platform of PB Capital Corp.

In recent years, competition for commercial loans has intensified and demand for housing is on the upswing around Boston.

McGraw-Hill Cos. persuaded a judge to postpone Pennsylvania’s lawsuit over its Standard & Poor’s unit’s securities ratings.

The qualified mortgage rule is the talk of the town these days. But let us not forget that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has issued several rules.

While Friday’s jobs report was bad and the 10-year Treasury fell to 1.69%, a spike in refinancings may be short lived, according to a Mortgage Bankers Association economist.

Sales talent combined with strong operations that speed turn times and spur multiple referrals were among the reasons companies that contributed large numbers of highly-ranked loan officers to Origination News’ just-released 2012 survey were able do so, according to executives and LOs from those firms.

The stock market had a down day on Friday because of the jobs report but the 17 members of the Mortgage Industry Equity Composite split nearly evenly in their performance.

The latest housing scorecard suggests compiled housing and program indicators continue to show relief is aiding recovery, and the latter is still fragile.

Fitch Ratings has affirmed the commercial mortgage-backed securities large loan special servicer rating of Brookfield Real Estate Financial Partners at CLLSS2-.

At the Rocky Mountain Lenders Expo in Denver, Frank and Brian interviewed several conference attendees.

A former residential mortgage broker in Wisconsin is looking to get back into originations but would rather do commercial loans instead of residential.

UBS-Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust has another securitization in the works backed by a pool of $1.29 billion of loans.

Twila True, president of True Investments, said keeping a borrower in their home is the investment firm's top priority.

Preparing for a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau exam means implementing requirements in the CFPB's 800-plus page exam guide. In other words, there is no crash course.