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Despite available home equity shooting up in the first quarter, the share of total equity withdrawn by borrowers hit a four-year low, likely due to an increase in interest rates, according to Black Knight.
July 9 -
Mortgage debt outstanding remains below pre-crisis levels and home equity is growing, even as overall consumer debt is on pace to surpass its previous 2008 peak by $1 trillion, according to LendingTree.
June 25 -
Purchases of new homes advanced in May to a six-month high as sales in the South increased to the fastest pace since 2007, according to government data.
June 25 -
Mortgage rates slid over the past week and have now declined in three of the past four weeks, according to Freddie Mac.
June 21 -
A declining share of cash home sales will drive purchase home originations higher than previously expected through 2019, according to Fannie Mae.
June 18 -
After declining for two straight weeks, mortgage rates reversed direction this week and rose to their second highest level this year, according to Freddie Mac.
June 14 -
Lenders would have a lighter data-reporting burden, but they may end up deciding to collect the data anyway.
May 25 -
Mortgage rates have reversed course and reached a new high last seen seven years ago as the yield on the 10-year Treasury crossed the 3% threshold this week, according to Freddie Mac.
May 17 -
The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield rose to its highest level since 2011, extending a selloff in the world’s biggest bond market and raising fresh questions about how high America's borrowing costs will climb.
May 15 -
Mortgage rates dipped slightly over the past week as yields on the 10-year Treasury retreated after breaking the 3% barrier, according to Freddie Mac.
May 3 -
Mortgage rates rose to their highest level in over four years, as 10-year Treasury yields broke the 3% ceiling this past week.
April 26 -
The international standards-setting body is weathering the infatuation with isolationism in the U.S. and elsewhere better than expected.
April 24 -
The latest fine from regulators was leveled against the bank on Friday. But it's far from the only penalty it has paid in recent years, and more may be on the way.
April 19 -
Mortgage rates jumped across the board to their highest point this year as 10-year Treasury yields rose in the past week over economic headlines, according to Freddie Mac.
April 19 -
Automating the mortgage process will force tighter margins, but drive higher volume, for lenders.
April 12 -
Mortgage rates increased a scant two basis points this past week, holding steady recently after their rapid rise at the start of this year, according to Freddie Mac.
April 12 -
Bank regulators have not even proposed a plan yet for revamping the Community Reinvestment Act, but stakeholders likely to weigh in on the plan are already establishing battle lines.
April 9 -
As part of a larger regulatory relief effort, regulators have raised the dollar-amount threshold for commercial real estate transactions that require a formal appraisal.
April 2 -
Mortgage applications increased 4.8% from one week earlier and rose for the fourth time in five weeks as key interest rates held steady, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.
March 28 -
Mortgage rates posted a slight increase this week following the Federal Open Markets Committee's decision to boost short-term rates by 25 basis points, according to Freddie Mac.
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