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The 30-year fixed, which was threatening going above 7% again according to Freddie Mac data, was 18 basis points lower this week.

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Even as some observers are reducing their expectations for an economic downturn, the government-sponsored enterprise changed the expected time frame that one could occur.

Declining rates contributed to a surge in refinances, but a sluggish market is capping purchase activity, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

More than 50 percent of transactions analyzed were risk-prone, a report published by FundingShield found.

While the divestment alleviates one of the concerns the Federal Trade Commission had regarding the combination with Intercontinental Exchange, question marks abound.

This generation is more capable of increasing homeownership rates than any others over the past several decades, argues dv01's head of research.

Its affiliation with Apollo Global Management frees the company from having to rely on a securitization strategy.

And it is quite likely that the lower gain on sale seen in initial Q2 bank earnings reports will read through to the large nonbank lenders, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods said.