There are many moving parts when it comes to applying for a loan. Each loan application consists of several stages, such as gathering required information and documents and assessing the applicant’s ...

Underwriting is a common practice used in commercial, insurance and investment banking. Underwriters work for mortgage, loan, insurance or investment companies and do everything from evaluating your ...

An actual bank underwriter just confirmed it An 800+ score with zero usage can look riskier than a 720 with activity. Credit ...

The process of underwriting is a critical component of the initial public offering (IPO) process. Underwriting is the process by which an investment bank, or group of banks, evaluates the risks ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. David Kindness is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and an expert in the fields of ...

The mortgage industry is contending with a loan-underwriter shortage that has acted like a governor on an engine — slowing the pace of a fast-growing private-label securitization market. The shortage ...

The supply-chain bottleneck afflicting the global economy has its own counterpart in the world of residential mortgage-backed securities, also referred to as RMBS. One group of industry players — loan ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Michael Boyle is an experienced financial professional with more than 10 years working with ...

Yesterday's post concerned someone who allegedly bragged about being in control of an issuer, but not taking a formal position with the issuer so as to avoid the volume limitations under Rule 144.