How can lenders walk the tightrope between maintaining profitability and writing high-quality loans? Here’s what Adam Thorpe, CEO, Castle & Cooke Mortgage, told MReport. Editor’s note: This feature originally appeared in the March issue of MReport, out now.
Read More »Checking the Fannie Mae Forecast
Here’s what the latest economy and housing market forecast by Fannie Mae projected about home sales and the broader economy.
Read More »Finding Opportunities in a Low-Origination Market
What should lenders do to not just survive, but thrive when business is slow? Here’s what an expert recommends.
Read More »Mortgage Originations Hit a Slump
Even as non-housing debt rises, the New York Fed’s report on household debt and credit gave insights into the factors that have impacted housing debt.
Read More »Homebuyers Get Hyper-Cautious About Mortgage Rates
Freddie Mac’s latest monthly projection of the housing market gives insights into why buyers are looking at the fluctuations in mortgage rates more closely than ever and the factors that are likely to determine the course of the industry.
Read More »Quality Control in Mortgage Lending
Click through to learn which quality control regulations posed the maximum problems for post-close loans and how these issues can be reduced.
Read More »A New Year A New Attitude
See how market trends will impact lending, servicing, and customer service in the year ahead. Editor’s note: This feature originally appeared in the January issue of MReport.
Read More »Flagstar Improves Tech to Connect
Click through to learn what led Flagstar Bank to update its loan origination system and how it is different from the earlier version.
Read More »5 Ways to Remain Competitive
A recent survey of lenders listed these things that mortgage originators must do to stay relevant in a challenging economic environment.
Read More »Poised for Growth?
A report sheds light on what decline in originations and surging home prices mean for the housing and mortgage market in the year ahead.
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