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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Quicken Loans president and COO, Bob Walters, provided the first keynote of the 2020 Digital Mortgage Conference and gave insight into how this year changed the industry.
September 15 -
After flattening over the three prior weeks, the number of loans going into coronavirus-related forbearance dove at a rate not seen since early August, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.
September 15 -
While still greatly trailing year-ago numbers, mortgage foreclosure activity jumped in August from July as moratorium restrictions started lifting and courthouses reopened, according to Attom Data Solutions.
September 11 -
Uncertainties in the job market drove mortgage credit availability down again, falling to the lowest point since March 2014, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.
September 10 -
The company's remote online notarization provider, Notarize, says it's on track to close $100 billion in mortgage volume over the next 12 months.
September 10 -
"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