originator

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Smith co-founded mortgage originator First National Financial in 1988.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

Mortgage originator Rocket purchased mortgage servicer Mr. Cooper and brokerage Redfin earlier this year.

From Barron's • Jan. 6, 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