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Builder Confidence Sees Biggest Monthly Gain in 10 Years

Friday, 17 February 2023

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Homebuilder sentiment has registered its largest monthly increase since June 2013, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index. So reports CNBC. Read more...

Housing Officials Warn of Widening Affordability Issues

Friday, 17 February 2023

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Concerns about affordable housing were the leading theme in remarks by policymakers from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Federal Housing Finance Agency and Freddie Mac at the MBA CREF 23 Conference and Expo. So reports GlobeSt.com. Read more...

Fannie Mae Fourth-Quarter Profit, Revenue Fall

Friday, 17 February 2023

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Fannie Mae has posted slumping fourth-quarter financial results. So reports MarketWatch. Read more...

Bodnar of MMG: When Good News is Bad News

Friday, 10 February 2023

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Written by The Mortgage Leader

Bill Bodnar of the Mortgage Market Guide explains a crazy week where good news is bad news. Bodnar digs into the jobs report and its impact on the bond market. Read more...

CFPB Warns Mortgage Comparison-Shopping Sites

Friday, 10 February 2023

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Written by The Mortgage Leader

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has put digital mortgage comparison-shopping platforms on notice about double dealing laws. So reports Financial Regulation News. Read more...

Mortgage Rates Rise, Snapping Four Weeks of Declines

Friday, 10 February 2023

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U.S. long-term mortgage rates have posted a weekly increase after dropping for each of the four previous weeks. So reports CNN. Read more...

Fannie Mae: Buyers' Moods Improve for Third Straight Month

Friday, 10 February 2023

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Written by The Mortgage Leader

The Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index rose 0.6 points in January to 61.6, its third consecutive monthly increase. So reports Builder. Read more...

loanDepot’s Anthony Hsieh Gone as Executive Chair

Friday, 10 February 2023

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loanDepot has cut loose its founder during a fight over control of the corporate board of directors at the direct-to-consumer lender. So reports The Real Deal. Read more...

Finance of America Sells Incenter’s Title Arms for $100M

Friday, 03 February 2023

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Finance of America Co. has agreed to sell its subsidiary Incenter’s businesses—Agents National Title Holding Co. and Boston National Holdings—to Bermuda-based holding company Essent Group for $100 million. So reports The Title Report. Read more...