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Mortgage Rates Rise for First Time in Weeks

While U.S. mortgage rates remain near record lows, they have now risen for the first time in six weeks. So reports Business Insider. Read more...

Forbearances Fall By 435K, Largest Drop Yet: Black Knight

The number of active forbearance plans fell another 435,000 from the previous week, the largest drop yet. This brings the total number of active forbearances to its lowest point since April 28. Read more...

Rising Millennial Educational Attainment Signals Homeownership Demand Primed for Growth: First American

Column written by Odeta Kushi, deputy chief economist at First American. Read more...

Supreme Court to Determine if FHFA is Constitutional

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a pair of cases challenging the structure of the Federal Housing Finance Agency. So report SCOTUSblog and Reuters. Read more...

Homebuyers Hurry Back Into the Mortgage Market

Homebuyers have surged into the mortgage market, following a short retreat near the end of June. So reports CNBC. Read more...

Mortgage Rates Sink to Third Straight All-Time Low

The benchmark 30-year mortgage rate has fallen to a record low for a third consecutive week. So reports the Associated Press. Read more...

Supreme Court Empowers President to Fire CFPB Head

The Supreme Court has struck down limits that Congress placed on the President’s ability to remove the head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. So reports NBC News. Read more...

Fannie Mae's Chief Economist on Unemployment Insurance Claims Report

Doug Duncan, Fannie Mae Chief Economist, offered his thoughts on the Department of Labor's June 25, 2020 report. Read more...

How COVID-19 Impacted First-Time Homebuyers: Genworth Economist

COVID-19 has significantly impacted the first-time homebuyer market, as the number of rate locks by potential first-time homebuyers decreased by 27% in April from March. The spread of COVID-19 reduced traffic by potential homebuyers and listings. Some states like New York, Pennsylvania and Michigan were heavily impacted. That's according to Genworth Mortgage Insurance's Chief Economist,… Read more...

CFPB Swaps Debt-to-Income Limit for Price-Based Approach

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has issued two proposed rules that would extend its qualified mortgage patch and replace a current debt-to-income limit for borrowers with a price-based approach. So reports Realtor.com. Read more...

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