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By David Morrison |
July 2, 2012
A CUSO that helps credit unions increase the number of purchase money mortgages has urged credit unions to consider housing finance less as the marketing of loan products and more as creating a leading sales channel.
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By David Morrison |
June 25, 2012
After 11 years as a leading mortgage CUSO, Prime Alliance has been sold to become a subsidiary of Mortgage Cadence, a mortgage technology firm with a similar approach and some credit union clients. As a subsidiary of Mortgage Cadence, the firm will no longer remain a CUSO.
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By David Morrison |
June 22, 2012
Prime Alliance sale ends 11 years as CUSO, adds capital to growth and upgrades. Find out more in this preview from next week's print edition.
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By David Morrison |
May 29, 2012
For the first time ever, credit unions have originated more than 8% of U.S. mortgages originated in any given three month period, according to an analyst with Callahan and Associates.
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By David Morrison |
May 29, 2012
Credit unions that want to remain competitive in housing finance over the next decade will likely have to confront the issue of how to add technology to their mortgage loan origination systems.
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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.