The Eleventh Federal Home Loan District Cost of Funds Index has increased for the eighth consecutive month, reaching 2.183% in January.This is a 6.5-basis-point increase from 2.118% in December. According to data from the website of the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, the current streak of increases in COFI is the longest since one that started in July 1999 and ended in December 2000. Since reaching a low of 1.708% in May 2004, COFI has increased 47.5 bps. In comparison, for the first eight months of the streak that began in July 1999, COFI increased slightly more than 50 bps.
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The bank is accusing its fintech rival of racketeering for raiding its offices across nine states and stealing an untold amount of confidential information.
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Lenders may not be able to fully respond to the broader government-sponsored enterprises' rollout of VantageScore 4.0 yet but there is one thing they can do now.
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Sellers are easing demands as rates hit 15-month highs, giving buyers leverage. Originators: target sideline buyers before next week's Fed hike lifts rates further.
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The decrease in jumbo availability accounted for much of the drop in the latest mortgage credit index, as conforming and government offerings were unchanged.
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The consumer price index rose 0.4% last month, in line with July's reading. For a monetary policy committee that has been split on inflation, the inconclusive report will compel the Fed to make a call on whether to raise interest rates or stay put.
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Abacus Federal Savings Bank in Chinatown scrambled to reopen in the days following the World Trade Center attacks. The exercise resulted in the bank's first disaster-recovery plan.
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