Jumbo mortgages

Mortgage application volume decreased 0.7% from one week earlier, as conforming and jumbo interest rates reached their highest level in over two years, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Mortgage credit availability expanded for the third consecutive month in November, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Mortgage application volume decreased 9.4% from one week earlier as key interest rates hit their highest level since July 2015, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

The election results will only intensify factors making competition with bank lenders more difficult, including the effect of interest rates as well as the regulatory environment.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency's choice to raise conforming loan limits in 2016 for the first time in a decade is being met with enthusiasm from the mortgage industry, as it should prove to be a positive for future origination volume.

New loan applications for home purchases increased 19% from one week earlier as customers scrambled to get the process started in a rising interest rate environment, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Shellpoint Partners is preparing its first private-label mortgage securitization in over a year, according to Kroll Bond Rating Agency.

Mortgage application activity decreased 1.2% from one week earlier, its lowest level since May, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Mortgage applications decreased 4.1% on a seasonally adjusted basis from the previous week as purchase activity was at its lowest point since January, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

A simple rhyme reminds one loan officer in a bustling California housing market to stay focused, committed and to treat every loan equally.