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Purchase Loan Locks Leap as Interest Rates Soar

Friday, 15 April 2022

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Written by The Mortgage Leader

Home buyers have rushed to set their loan rates in stone given how quickly the broader interest-rate environment is shifting. That according to a new monthly report from Black Knight. Read more...

Bodnar of MMG: Interpreting the Week's Movements

Thursday, 14 April 2022

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Written by Chris Frankie

Fed speak and sobering words from ECB President Christine Lagarde pushed rates up to important technical markers. Read more...

Black Knight Considers Possible Sale

Friday, 08 April 2022

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Written by The Mortgage Leader

Black Knight has heard some acquisition interest and is looking into a possible sale. So reports Bloomberg. Read more...

FHFA Pauses Foreclosures for Homeowners Who Seek HAF Aid

Friday, 08 April 2022

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Written by The Mortgage Leader

The Federal Housing Finance Agency has announced that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will force servicers to put foreclosure activities on hold if the servicer has been informed that a borrower has applied for aid from the Treasury Department’s Homeowner Assistance Fund. Read more...

Redfin Wraps Up $138B Deal for Bay Equity Home Loans

Friday, 08 April 2022

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Written by The Mortgage Leader

Redfin has closed its $137.8 billion cash acquisition of mortgage lender Bay Equity Home Loans. So reports Seattle Agent. Read more...

Mortgage Rates Rise Again, Edging Toward 5%

Friday, 08 April 2022

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Written by The Mortgage Leader

U.S. long-term mortgage rates have posted another weekly increase, ratcheting once again toward 5%. So reports CNN. Read more...

Bodnar of MMG: All About Balance Sheet Reduction, Quantitative Tightening

Friday, 08 April 2022

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Written by The Mortgage Leader

"This week, it was all about balance sheet reduction/quantitative tightening," says Bill Bodnar of the Mortgage Market Guide (MMG). "We explain how QT works and what history has told us. The Fed controls the microphone until the next Fed Meeting on May 4." Read more...

Bodnar of MMG: Rate Relief and the Yield Curve Inversion

Sunday, 03 April 2022

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Written by The Mortgage Leader

"This week, we did get some rate relief as the U.S. benefited from problems abroad," says Bill Bodnar of the Mortgage Market Guide (MMG). "Not only do we have to follow what is happening here, but we have to watch what is happening around the globe. Oh yeah, we also talk about yield curve inversion. Read more...

House Bill Would Set Up Agency to Fight Appraisal Bias

Sunday, 03 April 2022

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Written by The Mortgage Leader

Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) has introduced legislation that would create a new Federal Valuation Agency in a bid to stamp out appraisal bias. So reports Credit Union Times. Read more...