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Forbearance Rate Slips Toward March 2020 Level

The share of home mortgages whose borrowers have received a temporary pause on their payments due to financial distress has inched closer to its levels before the COVID-19 pandemic. So reports DSNews. Read more...

Fannie Mae Doubles Down on 'Mild Recession' Forecast

Fannie Mae economists have reiterated their earlier projection of a “mild recession” for the U.S. economy in 2024. So reports Deseret News. Read more...

CFPB Fleshes Out Rules for Credit Denials That Use AI

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has issued guidance for lenders’ use of artificial intelligence in their credit decision-making process. So reports PYMNTS. Read more...

Mortgage Rates Drift in Sixth Week Above 7%

U.S. long-term mortgage rates have posted a sixth consecutive week over 7%, holding relatively steady as the Federal Reserve paused its tightening. So reports Dow Jones. Read more...

Mortgage Rates Hold Above 7% for Fifth Straight Week

U.S. long-term mortgage rates have remained above 7% for five consecutive weeks amid ongoing inflation concerns. So reports CNN. Read more...

Millennials, Gen Z Losing Hope in Home Ownership: Redfin

New survey results from Redfin suggest that millennials and Gen Z are feeling gloomy about the prospects that they will share in the American Dream. So reports DSNews. Read more...

Trident Mortgage Launches Subsidy Fund After Redlining Settlement

Trident Mortgage has rolled out an $18.4 million mortgage assistant program as part of a settlement announced by the Department of Justice last year over “deliberate discrimination against minority families.” So reports NEXT Mortgage News. Read more...

FHFA Seeks More Input on Credit Score Shift

The Federal Housing Finance Agency has revealed plans for more stakeholder forums, listening sessions and other public engagement ahead of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s new credit score requirements. So reports MortgageOrb. Read more...

MMG's Bodnar: It's All About Inflation and Oil

Bill Bodnar of the Mortgage Market Guide (MMG) digs into inflation and oil and their impact on the mortgage market. Read more...

ICE Closes on Black Knight Deal

Intercontinental Exchange, owner of the New York Stock Exchange, has wrapped up its purchase of housing finance data provider Black Knight. So reports MortgageOrb. Read more...

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