The private mortgage insurers,
MGIC was up 3% as of 10:30 a.m., while Radian was up 0.64%, according to Yahoo Finance. But while all 17 stocks in the MIEC closed the market above where they started on Wednesday, so far this morning losers outpace gainers by a margin of 10-to-7.
The three worst performers were Ocwen, down 2.81%; Ellie Mae, down 1.74%; and Hudson City Bancorp, down 0.78%.
The industry reported $275 million in losses from internet crimes last year, a 59% annual increase as losses nationwide surpassed $20 billion.
A Colorado couple filed suit after realizing they might owe as much as $279,000 on a home equity investment contract used to obtain $88,000 in 2018.
Economists surveyed by Wolters Kluwer are scaling back rate cut expectations as Iran conflict-driven energy costs push inflation higher, complicating the Fed's path forward.
A 21.2% spike in the price of gasoline was the biggest contributor to a 0.9% increase in the Consumer Price Index in March, according to a Friday report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The agency said other price increases were largely contained.
Jumbo loans demand more scrutiny and documentation, but automation is streamlining the process — and lenders who master the product stand to gain in a moderately bullish market.
LoanDepot will integrate Figure's proprietary credit and loan underwriting engine into its own proprietary mello technology platform and point of sale system.
