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Healthy Fannie, Freddie Profits Fuel More Debate Over Future

Healthy Fannie, Freddie Profits Fuel More Debate Over Future

Sunday, 08 August 2021
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Robust second-quarter earnings reports by both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have set the stage for further contention over what should become of the government-sponsored mortgage finance giants. So reports Inman. Read more...
Startup Figure Merges With Mortgage Lender Homebridge

Startup Figure Merges With Mortgage Lender Homebridge

Sunday, 08 August 2021
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Figure, a blockchain-based financial technology startup, has unveiled a merger with mortgage provider Homebridge Financial Services. So reports Crowdfund Insider. Read more...
Bodnar of MMG: The Most Important Line of the Week

Bodnar of MMG: The Most Important Line of the Week

Friday, 30 July 2021
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"Until substantial further progress is made" was the most important line of the week for anyone buying or selling loans, according to Bill Bodnar of The Mortgage Market Guide. Read more...
Existing Home Sales Rise After Four Straight Months of Declines

Existing Home Sales Rise After Four Straight Months of Declines

Sunday, 25 July 2021
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Sales of previously owned homes have finally rebounded after falling for four consecutive months, with a slight increase in housing inventory, too. So reports CNBC. Read more...
FHFA Ends Adverse Market Fee

FHFA Ends Adverse Market Fee

Sunday, 25 July 2021
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The Federal Housing Finance Agency has announced that it is eliminating the so-called adverse market fee. So reports MarketWatch. Read more...
Mortgage Rates Fall for Fourth Straight Week

Mortgage Rates Fall for Fourth Straight Week

Sunday, 25 July 2021
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As concern about the spread of the Delta variant sent jitters across global markets, U.S. mortgage rates have dropped for a fourth consecutive week. So reports the Associated Press. Read more...
Biden Boosts Aid for Borrowers at Risk of Foreclosure

Biden Boosts Aid for Borrowers at Risk of Foreclosure

Sunday, 25 July 2021
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The Biden administration has unveiled more help for mortgage borrowers struggling with their payments since the pandemic. So reports Bloomberg. Read more...
Bodnar of MMG: The Impact of the Delta Variant

Bodnar of MMG: The Impact of the Delta Variant

Sunday, 25 July 2021
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Mortgage rates improved in response to Delta variant fears, but the rally was stopped dead at a technical level, according to Bill Bodnar of The Mortgage Market Guide (MMG). Read more...
Bodnar of MMG: Love in the Bond Market

Bodnar of MMG: Love in the Bond Market

Wednesday, 21 July 2021
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This week rates declined heading into the weekend as Fed Chair Powell showered the bond market with love, according to Bill Bodnar of The Mortgage Market Guide (MMG). Read more...
Purchase & Cash-Out Locks Up in June; Jumbos Gain Market Share: Black Knight

Purchase & Cash-Out Locks Up in June; Jumbos Gain Market Share: Black Knight

Monday, 12 July 2021
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After two consecutive months of declines, mortgage rate lock activity picked back up, with increases in both purchase (+6%) and cash-out refinance (10%) originations in June, according to data from Black Knight. Read more...

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