Refinance

Mortgage companies contended with an average of 1,316 fraud attempts per month in 2020, up from 1,280 in the previous year, according to the latest study by LexisNexis Risk Solutions.

Just a week after commenting that the bottom on mortgage rates was possibly reached, Freddie Mac reported that they fell 6 basis points to another record low.

Lower-than-expected rates will drive mortgage production this year, but they’ll have less of an impact in 2021.

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.

Millennials continue to lock in the lowest average mortgage rates on record, keeping lenders busy and the housing market churning, according to Ellie Mae.

The up-and-down pattern for mortgage application activity continued, as volume rose 4.6% from one week earlier led by refinancings, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Two more lenders, AmeriHome and Caliber, look to join Rocket and United Wholesale Mortgage, by raising capital through public stock offerings.

Mortgage applications decreased 4.8% from one week earlier, as refinance activity was down even as average rates fell to a new record low, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

The automated closing disclosures software aims to be "40% faster than the 'old fashioned' method," a company spokesman said.

For the majority of borrowers, interest rate research for mortgage refinancing came with unwanted and annoying sales calls, which could ultimately hinder potential business for lenders.