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Streamline refinancings of existing FHA borrowers picked up in October and November, according to new origination data released by the Federal Housing Administration.
February 4 -
Borrowers who apply for a Federal Housing Administration-insured loan in June will have to pay annual mortgage insurance premiums for the entire life of the loan.
February 1 -
During February, if a purchase loan is not underwritten and decisioned in three day, the borrower gets a credit
February 1
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The ability to electronically sign the 4506-T form has helped streamline document management, but it has some nuances to it.
February 1 -
There is more opportunity for lenders to make money on purchase deals in 2013 rather than refinances.
February 1
Mortech -
Six consecutive quarters of declining inventory is driving the market.
February 1 -
A Mortgage Grapevine poster is asking others why a particular company pays its originators a certain percentage.
February 1 -
Impac is hiring 100 people to staff a Salt Lake City operations center.
February 1 -
Daniel Gilbert has been promoted to chief executive of NorthStar Real Estate Income Trust.
February 1 -
Now that Quicken Loans has licensed its loan origination platform to JPMorgan Chase, the online lender is looking to grow profits by selling its mortgage technology to more banks.
February 1 -
The Eleventh Federal Home Loan District Cost of Funds Index increased seven basis points between November and December to 1.071%.
February 1 -
The inventory of foreclosed properties is approximately 20% less than a year ago as fewer foreclosures were completed during the last month of 2012.
February 1 -
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Mortgage companies added 29,000 new hires to their payrolls in 2012, including 2,900 full-time employees in the month of December alone.
February 1 -
No one should mistake new regulations as a green light to impact loan officers' compensation every time a lock date is missed, but they help.
February 1
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PulteGroup said fourth-quarter profit quadrupled as the homebuilder’s sales increased amid a U.S. real estate revival.
January 31 -
A Mortgage Grapevine poster was wondering about how an underwriter treated a client’s unreimbursed expenses in the loan application.
January 31 -
CoreLogic predicts the mortgage industry will originate between $1.45 trillion and $1.55 trillion this year.
January 31 -
The 90-day foreclosure moratorium applies to homeowners who live in nine states and the District of Colombia where the president issued major disaster declarations.
January 31
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Housing realities appear to contradict the popular belief that older homeowners can downsize a home to make the mortgage loan and living costs more affordable.
January 31
