Top Mortgage Originators

Top Purchase-Money and Refinance Lenders

Ranking of both the top Purchase-Money and Refinance Lenders by year. Includes dollar volume and market share for each ranked lender as well as their total originations and the percentage of those originations that is purchase or refinance. Data available from 2001-2011.

  • 2008-2011: the top 20 lenders in each category, also includes quarterly numbers and omits total originations
  • 2004-2007: the top 20 lenders in each category
  • 2002 and 2003: the top 15 purchase-money and refinance lenders
  • 2001: only the top 30 refinance originators

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Are current mortgage underwriting standards too tough?

Yes, they don’t reflect current market conditions and need to be adjusted to allow borrowers with below 700 FICO scores and smaller downpayments to qualify for mortgages.
Yes, and something needs to be done to significantly reduce repurchase or buyback risk so that lenders don’t apply even tougher underwriting overlays.
No, the standards are appropriate given current risks and the major default problems the mortgage market has experienced over the past several years.

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