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Mortgage Rates Start the 2020s Near Historic Lows

Mortgage Rates Start the 2020s Near Historic Lows

Saturday, 04 January 2020
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Interest rates for home loans dipped slightly as 2020 began, staying at close to historically low points as they have for the last two months. That’s according to weekly data from Freddie Mac. Read more...
15 Strategies for Lenders to Improve Profitability: White Paper

15 Strategies for Lenders to Improve Profitability: White Paper

Tuesday, 17 December 2019
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MTC's latest white paper outlines 15 actionable strategies mortgage lenders use to improve profitability. These include secondary marketing strategies, business operations and technology. Read more...
Would End to Single-Family Zoning Fix Housing Affordability?

Would End to Single-Family Zoning Fix Housing Affordability?

Thursday, 19 December 2019
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Abolishing single-family zoning could be a solution for the lack of an adequate supply of entry-level homes, conservative think tank American Enterprise Institute said in a new MarketWatch op-ed. Read more...
Q3 Home Equity Jumps 51%, or $457B

Q3 Home Equity Jumps 51%, or $457B

Wednesday, 18 December 2019
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U.S. homeowners with mortgages saw their equity rise by 5.1% in the third quarter of 2019 from the same period a year earlier, representing an almost $457 billion gain. That’s according to CoreLogic’s latest Home Equity Report. Read more...
Mortgage Rates Rise Again, But for How Long?

Mortgage Rates Rise Again, But for How Long?

Saturday, 14 December 2019
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While mortgage rates have trended upward over the past three months, it’s uncertain how much further they can go up without making homes look unaffordable. So reports MarketWatch. Read more...
Fed Holds Rates Steady, Signals Pause for 2020

Fed Holds Rates Steady, Signals Pause for 2020

Saturday, 14 December 2019
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The Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged at its December meeting and indicated no plans to cut them further in the year ahead. So reports CBS News. Read more...
Substantial Risk, Compliance Concerns Remain for U.S. Lenders: Survey

Substantial Risk, Compliance Concerns Remain for U.S. Lenders: Survey

Tuesday, 10 December 2019
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Notable regulatory compliance and risk challenges remain high in a number of key areas for U.S. banks and credit unions, according to results of Wolters Kluwer’s 2019 Regulatory & Risk Management Indicator survey. Read more...
Servicer Retention Rates Fall in Q3: Black Knight

Servicer Retention Rates Fall in Q3: Black Knight

Friday, 13 December 2019
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After hitting an 18-year low in Q4 2018, refinance lending has nearly doubled (+94%) over the past three quarters. In Q3 2019, refinance lending hit its highest level in nearly three years. Read more...
Fannie, Freddie Name Common Securitization Solutions CEO

Fannie, Freddie Name Common Securitization Solutions CEO

Thursday, 12 December 2019
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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have announced Anthony Renzi as the CEO of Common Securitization Solutions. So reports the Philadelphia Business Journal. Read more...
Millennial Refinances Hit Record High in October

Millennial Refinances Hit Record High in October

Wednesday, 11 December 2019
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The monthly share of refinances closed by millennials rose to a new high in October, according to the latest Ellie Mae Millennial Tracker report. Read more...

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