originator
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Smith co-founded mortgage originator First National Financial in 1988.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2026
The BBC tracked down the originator of the Croydon AI videos for the new podcast Top Comment, which investigates the stories behind our social media feeds.
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 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
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
I worried at times that my crocus was too elaborate a bloom, not a common perennial but a hothouse flower, a hybrid named by its originator like a rose.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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“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
A lot of their own recipes, Wareheim said, turned out better than the originators.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2025
“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
Though there were other famous mediums in England, Maggie’s status as one of the originators allowed her to make a decent living.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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