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A change in investor sentiment toward an expected pause by the Fed in short-term rate hikes was the driving force behind the current surge, Freddie Mac said.

The bank is training a large language model to help employees and customers find answers to questions, starting in the mortgage department.

But when compared past periods of upheaval, those rates remain relatively low, the Mortgage Bankers Association report showed.

Curt Farmer is the chairman, president and CEO of Comerica Inc. and Comerica Bank. Dallas-based Comerica has offices in 17 states and serves 14 of the 15 largest U.S. metropolitan areas as well as Canada and Mexico. Comerica reported total assets of $91.1 billion at March 31, 2023.

Roberto J. Gonzalez is a partner at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP and previously served as principal deputy general counsel of the CFPB.

Brad S. Karp is chairman of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP.

Bob Gaydos is the founder and CEO of Pendella where he leads a team of innovators in the insurance industry, automating the underwriting process through AI and big data. Over the last 10 years, Bob has founded, invested, advised, and operated innovative companies in the benefit & insurance industry, such as Maxwell Health: an online benefits administration platform acquired by Sun Life in 2018. Connected Benefits: an online insurance agency acquired by GoHealth in 2016. Limelight Health: a group underwriting platform acquired by Fineos in 2020. GoCo: an online platform for HR, benefits, and payroll. Ideon (formerly Vericred): an innovative data services platform powering digital quote-to-card experiences in health insurance and benefits. 

Businesses in the first quarter lost money in 1 of every 7 home sales, a rate which approached a seven-year high, Redfin said.

The top five depositories have a combined HELOC volume of more than $91 billion at the end of Q1 2023.

The company will acquire 20 branches and some origination employees in the deal.