Mortgage Rates Dip Slightly as Housing Market Softens
Mortgage rates dipped slightly this week, as the average rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage fell to 4.85%, down from 4.90%, according to Freddie...
Waterstone Mortgage Opens New Location in Tulsa
National mortgage lender Waterstone Mortgage Corp. reports that it has opened a new retail branch in Tulsa, Okla., that will be led by branch...
Planet Home Lending Taps Fobby Naghmi as SVP, Eastern Division
Mortgage industry veteran Fobby Naghmi recently joined Planet Home Lending, a national lender and servicer, as senior vice president of the Eastern division.Naghmi has...
Ellie Mae: Refinance Share Fell to 29% in September
After increasing to 32% in August, the refinance share of mortgage originations fell back to 29% in September - which is where it was...
Housing Starts Fell in September, Hurricane Recovery Won’t Help
The recovery from hurricanes Michael and Florence will likely slow housing starts in the months to come.
MBA: Mortgage Application Volume Fell 7.1% as Rates Continued to Rise
Mortgage application volume fell 7.1% on an adjusted basis during the week ended Oct. 12, as the average rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage...
Ross Mortgage Adds Five to its Ranks
Theresa Sprague recently joined Ross Mortgage Corp., a full-service residential mortgage lender headquartered in Troy, Mich., as vice president of branch growth and retention.In addition, Jason Sprague and...
MBA: Mortgage Purchase Volume to Jump 4.2% in 2019
Total mortgage originations will dip to $1.63 trillion in 2019, down from $1.64 trillion this year, according to the latest forecast from the Mortgage...
FHFA, GSEs Launch Online Resource to Help Mortgage Lenders Serve LEP Borrowers
Recognizing that limited English proficient (LEP) borrowers make up a growing share of today’s mortgage market, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), along with...
Capsilon Helps Home Point Financial Find New Efficiencies
Home Point Financial Corp., a multi-channel national mortgage originator and servicer, has expanded its partnership with Capsilon, a provider of mortgage automation software.Home Point...
Knowing is Half the Battle: Selecting a New Retail Branch Home
BLOG VIEW: The retail mortgage industry has changed drastically since the early 2000s, with brokers and originators bearing the blame for the industry implosion...
Lender Downsizing Boosts Risk of Mortgage Defects
The risk of defects in closed mortgages increased in the first quarter, and, interestingly, staff downsizing at mortgage companies could be partly to blame,...
LoanBeam’s Self-Employment Income Solution Now Integrated with Freddie Mac
Freddie Mac has integrated LoanBeam’s self-employment income assessment solution with its Loan Product Advisor automated underwriting system (AUS).The integration will improve speed-to-close, file quality...
Ainsworth Advisors Assembles Team of Mortgage Professionals with Deep Expertise
Ainsworth Advisors, an advisory firm launched by mortgage industry stalwarts David Lykken and Gary Ort in 2017, offers strategic and tactical advice to mortgage...
PrimeLending Switches to Blue Sage’s Digital Lending Platform
Mortgage lender PrimeLending is now using the Blue Sage Digital Lending Platform as its origination platform.The platform is highly scalable and capable of supporting...
CoreLogic Rolls Out New Suite of Automated Valuation Models
CoreLogic has introduced a new suite of automated valuation models (AVMs) that incorporates new cascade methodologies designed to help simplify AVM selection and provide...
Building Bonds With Borrowers via Educational Workshops
BLOG VIEW: The housing market today is akin to the gold rush of the mid-1800s, with many prospective home buyers - and not necessarily...
ComplianceEase Hires Sanjay Tibrewal as VP of Product Management
Sanjay Tibrewal has joined ComplianceEase, a provider of automated compliance solutions to the mortgage industry, as vice president of product management.Tibrewal has more than...
Simplifile Touts First E-Recording Transaction in West Virginia
Simplifile reports that it recently facilitated the first e-recording transaction in the state of West Virginia.The transaction was completed on Friday, Aug. 24 in...
MBA: Applications For New Home Purchases Fell in September
Applications for mortgages for new home purchases decreased for a second straight month in September, falling 3.9% compared with August, according to the Mortgage...
