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Mortgage applications decreased 0.7% from one week earlier, but lending activity should continue strong for the remainder of the year as rates stay low, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

While overall mortgage delinquency rates slowly descend, serious delinquencies — especially loans past 120 days due — jumped in July, according to CoreLogic.

But current owner Blackstone and FOA management will keep 70% of the company after its merger with a SPAC.

Earnings increased by 81% year-over-year as its gain-on-sale margins grew nearly 2.5 times.

Record-low interest rates, high origination volumes and social distancing created a perfect storm for mortgage fintechs like SnapDocs and LoanSnap to score a cash infusion.

San Francisco's residential real estate market saw brisk activity from July through September with a steep increase in both sales and inventory, as a significant jump in buyers was not enough to keep up with the deluge of new condos and homes flooding the marketplace.

The agency had raised concerns in the Obama administration about kickbacks in the marketing pacts between mortgage lenders and other providers, but the agency's recent guidance says the deals are legally viable.

The recent decrease in the rate at which current loans became impaired could further encourage the cautious return of the non-QM market currently underway.

The expanded relief on tax income data will become accessible this fall, according to a press release LoanBeam issued this week during Freddie Mac's Connect client conference.