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By David Morrison |
May 10, 2012
For the first time, credit unions have originated more than 8% of U.S. mortgages originated in any given three-month period, analyst says.
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By David Morrison |
February 20, 2012
The 44,000-member, $540 million National Institutes of Health Federal Credit Union, headquartered in Rockville, Md., has been working to prepare its housing finance program for whatever the federal government may choose to do with the two giant mortgage entities Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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By David Morrison |
January 31, 2012
The prospect of credit unions building a stronger housing finance industry received some good news last week when a new CUSO, Mortgage Liquidity Solutions, announced its first sale of participations in CU-originated mortgage loans.
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By David Morrison |
January 16, 2012
Major mortgage lenders appear to be continuing their strategic retreat from the U.S. housing finance market, leaving credit unions with a significant opportunity that they may not be willing or able to take.
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By David Morrison |
January 9, 2012
Despite the U.S. housing finance market ongoing uncertainty, three credit union mortgage executives painted a largely positive outlook for 2012.
Credit Union Times asked their thoughts on what the industry can expect as well as what the mortgage lending expectations in are in local markets.
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By David Morrison |
December 4, 2011
Greater financial education, a greater variety of loan products and different lending strategies have all been techniques credit unions have begun to use to help borrowers meet more stringent housing finance requirements, according to executives from credit unions and mortgage CUSOs.
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By David Morrison |
November 14, 2011
Almost 1,200 of the 19,000 real estate professionals attending the National Association of Realtors conference visited the America's Credit Unions booth.
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By Michelle A. Samaad |
November 11, 2011
Trade group asks the question as it joins in at the National Association of Realtors convention in Anaheim, Calif.
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By David Morrison |
November 8, 2011
American Credit Union Mortgage Association and several credit unions to represent in Anaheim later this week.
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By David Morrison |
November 6, 2011
A dispute over who owns the rights to the name of a long-standing credit union real estate institution appears to pit a mortgage consultant within one of the institution's chapters against the leading provider of private mortgage insurance for credit unions.
