The California Housing Finance Agency has announced the introduction of a 40-year fixed-rate mortgage product aimed at helping first-time homebuyers afford a home.The fixed rate on the new product will be 5.75% initially, about one percentage point below the average market rate for 40-year mortgages, CalHFA said. The agency also offers a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage and a 35-year interest-only PLUS mortgage that carry below-market rates. CalHFA can be found online at http://www.calhfa.ca.gov.
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President Donald Trump's support of legislation that would cap credit card interest rates at 10% has flagged in recent weeks, but experts say that the debate has highlighted significant gaps in regulators' understanding of the credit card market and how its risks are priced.
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The National Consumer Law Center is claiming the Credit Data Industry Association wants to suppress Consumer Financial Protection Bureau complaint filings.
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The SEC named Demetrios "Jim" Logothetis as chairman of the PCAOB, and Mark Calabria, Kyle Hauptman and Steven Laughton as board members.
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The average homebuyer who purchased a home below the asking price last year received a 7.9% discount, the largest since 2012, Redfin found.
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The mortgage lender will also conduct its own independent audit to determine if any further instances of unlicensed activity occurred after 2022.
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The Senate-approved bill that hadn't yet cleared the House at the time of this writing would fund agencies like HUD through the end of the fiscal year.
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