Tag Archives: mortgage originations

Freddie Mac announced Wednesday that August forecasts show mortgage origination will reach $2 trillion in 2019, driven mostly by the recent surge in refinancing due to historically low ...

Will a positive economic growth trajectory favor first-time homebuyers in the year ahead? A report finds out.

Home loan purchases made up more than half of all closed loans at the end of 2016, according to the latest data. Will this trend keep up?

The market share of adjustable-rate mortgages is at its lowest level in years. But the specter of rising mortgage interest rates this year could change that considerably, according to a recent analysis.

The year 2016 was the best for housing since before the crash by nearly any measure. Unfortunately, according to Freddie Mac's latest outlook, housing is not likely to repeat its stellar year in 2017.

For mortgage originations, things are beginning to look a lot like they did before the bubble—at least when it comes to credit quality and risk level.

In the last two years, originators have been taking the precautions that many of them did not take prior to the crisis with residential mortgage-backed securities.

Mortgage interest rates are at their highest level of 2016, causing the number of borrowers with an incentive to refinance to drop substantially. What effect will the shrinking refinanceable pool have on the market?

First mortgage origination was a major driver of growth at credit unions in the third quarter, according to analysis.

Industry reaction has been positive to the FHFA's move to raise the GSE conforming loan limits for the first time in a decade. But one analysis says the effect on mortgage lending may be minimal.