originator
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It now also houses mortgage originator PrimeLending and an investment bank called Hilltop Securities, controlling about $15 billion in total assets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
We’re also planning to potentially use our current mortgage originator in the refinance, which is waiving closing costs on a new loan.
From Salon ● Nov. 28, 2024
She’s married to the originator of the ideology in question, and so her stance is clear.
From Slate ● Oct. 25, 2024
Police said they could not find evidence that Farhan Asif was the originator of the news and so were not continuing with the case.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2024
The first sign that Spider-Man had no interest in Deutsche Bank’s dark dealings came at a speech that morning, given by the CEO of Option One, the mortgage originator owned by H&R Block.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
“There seems to be a ceiling on mortgage rates, even in this volatile environment, because transactions remain low and mortgage originators must price loans competitively to attract borrowers,” she said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
The originators of other leading Cambodian lenders that have since been commercialized include Baltimore-based Catholic Relief Services and the Québec-arm of Oxfam.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
“We think we have the opportunity, and we deserve the opportunity, to be one of the biggest purchase mortgage originators in the country,” Hofmann told Barron’s in an interview.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2025
"I'm a massive metal fan, so the fact that the originators are coming back to where it all started, it's really exciting."
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2025
His willingness to be rude about a few of these subprime originators was, in a way, useful.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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