originator
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Soboroff asked the mayor if he’d met the originator of the phrase.
From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2026
Smith co-founded mortgage originator First National Financial in 1988.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2026
The originator of the concept, Snapchat, started out as a simple photo-sharing app that promised to consign your private visual messages after just a few seconds each.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2024
In 2021, he paid tribute to its originator, Kianna Davis.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2024
Even if that thing was the source and originator of that house.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
Specifically, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two massive government-sponsored mortgage buyers, are updating the credit-score models used for the loans they’ll accept from originators who lend to home buyers.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 25, 2026
Servicing relationships enable those originators to be more effective in the pursuit of refinancing their own customers, giving them additional data and speeding the process.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
Similarly, Rocket Cos., which also ranked high on Goldman’s list, became one of the U.S. largest mortgage originators because its online and mobile tools simplified paperwork-heavy mortgage applications for millions of stressed home buyers.
From Barron's ● Nov. 19, 2025
Admiral were the originators of the movement, but other brands like Umbro soon joined the party.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2025
They already were short the stocks of mortgage originators and the home builders.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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