Home-equity lenders have enjoyed a couple of years of robust business with attractive profit margins that were made possible by new HEL technology. SharperLending, which offers lenders a Web-based origination and bundled services platform, reported this fall at the Consumers Bankers Association Home-equity Lending Conference that it had experienced record transaction volumes in August. Since the second quarter, the vendor has seen home-equity transaction volumes jump 41 percent. Origination of...