Refinance

The industry is now likely to top 2019's nearly $16 billion in premiums written.

Borrowers who exit CARES Act-related forbearance in the spring and have stacks of other bills to attend to may be in search of liquidity via such products, the company predicts.

The likelihood of a purchase-focused market in 2021 means it’s time to make time to improve operations, LodeStar Software Solutions CEO Jim Paolino says.

Mortgage application activity decreased 1.2% on a seasonally adjusted basis last week, but refinance volume picked up as interest rates reached a new survey low, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Recent Black Knight numbers put the average retention rate at a record low for the post-crisis period that followed the Great Recession.

Set alight by the Fed’s low interest rates and bond purchases, the mortgage industry is on fire.

The money lenders are making on each home loan hit another survey-record high in the third quarter, but it may not be quite as high going forward.

Originations from all sources, including commercial and reverse mortgages, total $9.2 billion.

Mortgage applications decreased 0.6% on a seasonally adjusted basis from one week earlier as the period was truncated by the Thanksgiving holiday, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Tough competition for home listings makes consumers more likely to misrepresent themselves on loan applications.