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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

The Wellermen were the originators of the sea shanty trend on TikTok, with their versions of Misty Mountain, Nancy Mulligan and Hoist the Colours racking up billions of views.

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025

And with more of the transaction happening digitally, some originators are getting very good at capturing the refinancing of a servicing customer.

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

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