Origination

New mortgage applications increased 6.8% this week from one week prior, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) Weekly Survey analyzing mortgage activity. Joel Kan, MBA's Associate Vice ...

This latest origination data provides insights into purchase loans, refi trends, and where things may be headed.

Next week will include the release of three important industry reports, all of which will help provide important context and insights for housing's continued strong performance in the face of the ongoing pandemic. Here's what else is happening in The Week Ahead.

Dive into Five Star's recent lineup of complimentary webinar presentations, featuring subject-matter experts from across the industry.

Freddie Mac  this week released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey, which indicated that the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 2.91%. “This year has been anything ...

A recent Mortgage Origination report showed that while refinancing soared, purchase mortgage activity plummeted, making up just above one-quarter of all home loans during Q2. Here’s what’s behind the trends.

Black homeownership rates are improving, but there is still work to be done to ensure true equality in the market. Read on for details of a new study.

Temporary COVID-19 relief measures may mask the very real financial challenges that Americans may be experiencing as a result of the pandemic and subsequent economic slowdown.

For remote closings to go smoothly, multiple parties to every real estate transaction must be on board—lenders, title offices, investors, and borrowers. This piece originally appeared in the August edition of MReport.

Here’s how lenders can improve the customer experience as the mortgage process adapts to changing homebuyer needs. This piece first appeared in the August edition of MReport, out now.