originator
noun
a person or thing that originates something.
originators
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pluralof originator.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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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
Rocket, one of the largest U.S. mortgage originators, entered the listings space in earnest with its purchase of Redfin, a brokerage and listings portal, in 2025.
From Barron's ● Jan. 1, 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
A lot of their own recipes, Wareheim said, turned out better than the originators.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2025
The report Eisman wrote trashed all of the subprime originators; one by one, he exposed the deceptions of a dozen companies.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
