When originations boom, warehouse banks clean up. In the second quarter commitment authority to nonbanks increased by 13.5% overall but usage rates are nearing 70%.

While several industry participants want the CFPB to choose the spread-at-origination metric to determine QM status, Redwood Trust favors using the DTI ratio.

Will the third quarter be better than the second for originators? Looks that way. Meanwhile, mortgage M&A advisor Houlihan Lokey might wind up as one of Treasury's GSE advisors.

 

Low-downpayment mortgages remain at the core of financing for first-time homebuyers, who continue to move away from FHA and VA programs to-ward conventional home loans.

After a court case didn’t go the agency’s way, HUD has promised to follow proper procedures on downpayment assistance rulemaking.

The buyer of homes for resale recently made a foray into the mortgage business. The firm is promising to close loans faster than the industry.

Thanks to lower rates, residential loan production is booming but some lenders are experiencing capacity issues because they didn’t staff up quickly enough. Hard to find a good loan processor? You bet.

The fintech company boosted its mortgage originations significantly in the second quarter. The online lender also recently raised $160 million in capital and formed a partnership to handle originations for Ally Financial.

An appeals court ruled in favor of Ocwen, finding that statements made by company officials were mere puffery that investors should not have relied on.

HUD has rescinded a controversial rule on downpayment assistance. The withdrawal follows allegations HUD violated an injunction order.