Glenn McCullom is the copy editor of National Mortgage News.
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Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Nov. 6.
November 6 -
Mortgage applications increased 3.8% from one week earlier as a drop in most loan interest rates brought on an increase in refinance activity, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.
November 4 -
Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Oct. 30.
October 30 -
Mortgage rates remained relatively flat this week, helping housing to stay as one of the bright spots in the U.S. economy during the current uncertainty, according to Freddie Mac.
October 29 -
But for the first time in a month, fewer consumers refinanced into a government-guaranteed mortgage.
October 28 -
Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Oct. 23.
October 23 -
Mortgage rates fell this week to another record low, and are now over a full percentage point below where they were five years ago, according to Freddie Mac.
October 22 -
Mortgage applications decreased 0.6% from one week earlier, although a slight drop in purchase volume belied the fact that consumers are taking advantage of the current rate environment, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.
October 21 -
Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Oct. 16.
October 16 -
Just a week after commenting that the bottom on mortgage rates was possibly reached, Freddie Mac reported that they fell 6 basis points to another record low.
October 15