Origination

Originations are looking good, but certain demographics are performing better than others. See the breakdown here.

The FOMC has been talking about normalization for months now. Looking forward, they could start the process soon, and that will have consequences . . .

Results of a recent report are showing that millennials aren’t commanding as much of the housing market share as the industry might believe. How might their older counterparts be outdoing them?

Housing affordability has barely moved from Q1 2017 to Q2, despite a number of factors. Regionally, however, certain metros are setting records. . .

ClosingCorp, recently announced that Springboard Home Loans, a not-for-profit mortgage lender working to expand homeownership, has begun using its SmartFees solution, an automated fee solution that delivers real-time closing cost data from more than 20,000 individual service providers.

International Document Services, Inc., a mortgage document preparation vendor, announced recently the promotion of former Manager of Development Beckie Santos to the newly created position of Manager of New Product Development.

Lenders are doing their best to combat rising home prices to get more people in a home. See the different ways securing a mortgage is getting easier in this Video Spotlight.

DataVerify recently announced that they now offer an automated process that populates required data elements for submission of 4506-T IRS tax transcript information to the Fannie Mae Day 1 Certainty data validation service through the Ellie Mae’s Encompass all-in-one mortgage management solution and Total Quality Loan program.

As homeownership rates dwindle and the single-family rental market continues to grow, what options exist for traditional mortgage lenders and servicers? And what does the future look like as renting becomes more and more common?

Wells Fargo is finally putting its past VA refinance issues behind it, agreeing to pay a hefty settlement to the Federal government today. Get the details of the bank’s settlement—and latest legal troubles—now.