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
Soboroff asked the mayor if he’d met the originator of the phrase.
From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2026
Panda Express, the originator of the orange chicken, operates more than 500 locations in California, including 30 in Riverside County.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2025
She’s married to the originator of the ideology in question, and so her stance is clear.
From Slate ● Oct. 25, 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
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
"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
It was easy to understand why originators like Option One and New Century preferred to make these sorts of loans: After two years the borrowers either defaulted or, if their home price had risen, refinanced.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
