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Purchase numbers came in higher for both conventional and government activity, while the average loan amount shows signs of easing.

Stocks wavered while bonds fell as investors braced for the biggest Federal Reserve hike since 2000 and awaited more clues on how aggressively the central bank will tackle inflation.

But the recent spike has contributed to a noticeable downturn in purchase demand, according to Freddie Mac.

The U.S. economy unexpectedly shrank last quarter for the first time since 2020 as the trade deficit ballooned, adding to political headaches for President Joe Biden but unlikely to sway the Federal Reserve from hiking interest rates aggressively to combat inflation.

The size of their returns during the past decade belie their negative yields so far this year.

The firm's merger with a special purpose acquisition corporation is expected to be completed this quarter, according to financial filings.

Surging interest rates have pushed refinance applications down by over 70% in a year, while ARMs have doubled their share in three months.

Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., has made reforming the Federal Reserve Banks a priority for his final months in office. With Elizabeth Warren and others expressing overlapping concerns, changes may be within reach.

But the amount relative to housing costs actually decreased from the previous year.

Recent affordability and interest rate trends led to “clear evidence” of discouragement among potential consumers in the purchase market in the first three months of 2022, according to the National Association of Home Builders.

The Treasury’s latest tax collection may preview how the shrinking of the Federal Reserve’s $9 trillion balance sheet, or quantitative tightening, will unfold for the markets and global liquidity.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell outlined his most aggressive approach to taming inflation to date, potentially endorsing two or more half percentage-point interest-rate increases while describing the labor market as overheated.

The unexpectedly swift increase may dampen some of the home-buying demand seen in the past year.

Anticipation of the Federal Reserve’s balance-sheet reduction is weighing on bonds backed by mortgages, but the actual event may make them an attractive alternative to corporate debt.

In a new report, the Government Accountability Office issued a list of recommendations for the department’s Native American Direct Loan program, which has benefited less than a tenth of one percent of eligible U.S. borrowers in 10 years.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is examining whether artificial intelligence discriminates against minorities and other applicants. But GreenState Credit Union in Iowa says the technology can be harnessed to make lending fairer in underserved communities.

This part of the city's market is still struggling to recover from the pandemic, lagging the frenzied overall housing market in speed and price appreciation.

Moving towards bank-like capital standards for all independent mortgage banks that sell loans to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could limit consumer access to mortgage credit, writes Community Home Lenders Association executive director Scott Olson.

Money markets already betting on an almost half-point Federal Reserve rate hike next month received a wake-up call Monday from St. Louis Fed President James Bullard who said a three-quarter-point increase shouldn’t be ruled out.

The company is blaming anticipated declines in origination volume for its latest cuts.