Paul Centopani is an editor for National Mortgage News. Prior to joining Arizent, he worked as an editor at a private equity publication and freelances as a sports writer in his spare time. Paul grew up in Connecticut, graduated from THE Binghamton University and now resides in Chicago after seven years as a New Yorker.
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"The current economic crisis continues to disproportionately impact borrowers with FHA and VA loans," said Mike Fratantoni, the MBA's senior vice president and chief economist.
September 8 -
As bidding wars raged on and mortgage rates remained near historic lows, housing market confidence grew in August, according to Fannie Mae.
September 8 -
More than half of listings underwent bidding wars in August with some housing markets peaking above 65%, according to Redfin.
September 4 -
Millennials locked in the lowest mortgage rates on record and kept the summer housing market hot, according to Ellie Mae.
September 2 -
Driven by robust purchase demand and tight housing supply, housing price growth reached a two-year high in July, according to CoreLogic.
September 1 -
For the first time since June 7, the number of loans going into coronavirus-related forbearance didn't decrease from the week before, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.
August 31 -
The refinance boom kept mortgage loan application defect risk flat, with record-low levels in July, but fraud risk for purchases climbed again, according to First American Financial.
August 31 -
The DocVerify deal adds to Black Knight's goal of providing tools for each step in the home-buying and mortgage processes.
August 28 -
While the overall amount of foreclosures continued to decline due to the coronavirus moratorium, the share of zombie properties grew during the third quarter, according to Attom Data Solutions.
August 27 -
With mortgage rates and housing inventory both at all-time lows, the majority of consumers would overshoot their budgets for the right home without accounting for future costs, according to LendingTree.
August 26
