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Treasuries gained for a sixth straight session. Morgan Stanley say the 10-year has scope to fall back below 4% if the prevailing view on the Fed shifts.
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Fannie Mae's economists are pessimistic about the future for existing home sales, reducing its purchase volume outlook in both 2024 and 2025.
September 18
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Refinance activity is up 127% year-over-year as interest rates dipped closer to 6%.
September 18
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A blog post from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau cited data from the pandemic refi boom to show Blacks and Hispanics had limited opportunity to drop their interest rate.
September 18
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Changes to the Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards include allowing the building of two-to-four family units on a permanent basis.
September 17
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The equity infusion into a multimillion-dollar vehicle for co-investment in mortgage servicing rights suggests there may be continuity in a trend as rates shift.
September 17
Lenders recognize the value of regular review of the tech stack, but their approach needs to involve year-round check-ins and conversations with vendors.
There's a 13-percentage-point differential in the use of "advanced" mortgage fraud detection tools between banks and non-banks, with costs as a major reason why.
Depositories, credit unions and nonbank lenders have different needs from their loan origination software, and smaller lenders are more agile customers.
Only 20% of the Top Producers in the National Mortgage News survey were under 40, while almost half were between 41 and 50, and 30% even older.
Those who raced ahead of the pack of loan originators last year went the distance by offering exceptional customer service, catering to niche pockets of demand in the market.
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Trump's return to the White House is reviving the prospect of preferred stockholders getting some money back after the U.S. took control of the agencies during the 2008 financial crisis to keep the housing market from collapsing.
November 6
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An index of bank stocks rose 8.5% early Wednesday after Donald Trump won his bid to return to the White House.
November 6
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Refinance applications fell by almost 50% in the past four weeks, part of a greater slide since the last Federal Reserve interest rate cut.
November 6
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Donald Trump quickly put his stamp on financial markets as his march toward victory in the US presidential election propelled "Trump Trade" plays across assets.
November 6
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A proposed downpayment assistance plan spurred former Ginnie Mae chief Ted Tozer's revival of a zero-down FHA loan concept.
November 6
