In 2015, Alterra Home Loans had a growth rate of 100 percent. The firm also has a small servicing portfolio but uses a subservicer to do the processing.

Another week, and another gain in new mortgage applications...

With the presidential election underway, many Americans are beginning to analyze and critique the candidate’s various policies – including their views on housing and finance.

One mortgage insurance lobbyist added: “Fannie and Freddie really don’t want to cut fees. It would hurt their earnings. It’s hard to imagine them doing anything right now that would reduce revenues.”

The pending deal from Chase will include 4,122 mortgages, according to a due diligence review by Opus Capital Markets Consultants…

The only major bank to rank among the top five table funders in 1Q16 was U.S. Bancorp with a 4.1 percent market share.

To date, SoFi has talked little about its mortgage business…

Although commercial banks are making money hand-over-first these days, that doesn’t mean national bank regulators shouldn’t worry.

The president and CEO of the Credit Union National Association countered that the current limitations on QMs may disqualify creditworthy members from obtaining a mortgage.

One other finding from Black Knight: roughly $75 billion in home equity has been extracted from residences over the past 12 months…