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A correspondent lender originates, and unlike a mortgage broker, underwrites, and funds mortgage loan using their own funds. [1] The initial loan is usually made in the name of the correspondent lender, and then after closing, the loan is either sold to a larger primary lender or on the secondary mortgage market.
In 2014 Homebridge funded $6.36 billion in home mortgage loans, [7] and nearly $12 billion in its servicing portfolio. [8] The company increased its funded home loans 36% in 2015 to $8.7 billion. [9] Also in 2014, the company was ranked number ten on Mortgage Executive magazine's list of the "Top 100 Mortgage Companies in America". [10]
At the beginning of 2006, AFM was a leading subprime and Alt-A mortgage correspondent lender and mortgage broker in the United States. [1] Subprime mortgage loans are riskier loans in that they are made to borrowers unable to qualify under traditional, more stringent criteria due to a limited or blemished credit history.
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Mortgage lenders fund a home loan, while mortgage servicers handle the ongoing administration of the loan after funding, including repayment and loss mitigation, or payment relief.
Non-conforming mortgage loans which cannot be sold to Fannie or Freddie are either "jumbo" or "subprime", and can also be packaged into mortgage-backed securities. Some companies, called correspondent lenders, sell all or most of their closed loans to these investors, accepting some risks for issuing them.
A correspondent account is an account (often called a nostro or vostro account) established by a banking institution to receive deposits from, make payments on behalf of, or handle other financial transactions for another financial institution. Correspondent accounts are established through bilateral agreements between the two banks.
Stearns Lending, LLC was an American wholesale, retail, and correspondent lender. Founded in 1989, it grew until it became the fifth-largest privately held lender in the US in 2013. [2] [3] [4] The company declared bankruptcy in 2019 and was acquired by Guaranteed Rate two years later.