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As mortgage rates dip, more homeowners are turning to cash-out refis for quick access to cash, ICE says.
August 11 -
Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman said she foresees three interest rate cuts for this year, a view bolstered by the latest employment data.
August 11 -
The survey shows that Americans are more confident in their own finances, though most still expect home prices and mortgage rates to rise over the next year.
August 7 -
President Trump and Senate Banking Committee Chair Tim Scott, R-S.C., visited the Federal Reserve Board headquarters Thursday afternoon to inspect ongoing renovations whose cost overruns have heightened scrutiny of Fed chair Jerome Powell.
July 24
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Mortgage rates rose this week as investors priced stronger than expected inflation and jobs affecting Fed moves into the 10-year Treasury.
April 11
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Mortgage lenders offered more cash-out refinance programs at a time when consumers might be coming to terms with the rate environment.
April 9
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The surprisingly strong U.S. economy has driven Treasury yields to the highest since late November as investors dial back bets on interest-rate cuts, wagering that policymakers will be wary of easing policy prematurely.
April 8
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Mortgages that homebuyers locked in March rose 17% even with FICOs at record high for Optimal Blue's dataset, suggesting there are many qualified borrowers.
April 8
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Rates for the 30-year fixed mortgage rose just 3 basis points this week, even as the 10-year Treasury yield hit its highest point since November.
April 4
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Fannie Mae's home price sentiment index grew to 72.8 in February, up 2.1 points from the month prior.
March 7
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Bank investors hope they can party like it's 1995, when the U.S. economy stayed healthy even after aggressive Federal Reserve rate hikes. But a few analysts are a bit more cautious over whether banks' loan books will hold up as well this time.
January 2
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While the government-sponsored enterprise cut its origination forecast for this year, the Mortgage Bankers Association's updated forecast was unchanged from its October prediction.
November 22
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Regulatory changes and a dearth of existing new inventory is opening a pipeline of leads in the market, but interest rate pressure cuts into optimism.
November 20
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Households shelled out 5% more to upgrade their properties compared to a year ago, but volume will decline by almost 8% over the next 12 months, according to Harvard researchers.
October 23
