Mortgages

Pending sales also increased in November as mortgage rates began to decline during the month, but cancellations reached a new record during the month.

Short-term rates may fall but the Fed's quantitative tightening, which tends to pressure financing costs for most mortgages, persists. Here the net impact.

Hear what your peers are thinking and doing as the new year approaches paired with thoughtful analysis by your National Mortgage News team.

The companies failed to warn borrowers on newly originated loans regarding the consequences of missing payments, both potential class action lawsuits filed by Rogge Dunn claim.

A Connecticut-based couple sued the bank and Cavanaugh Appraisals, LLC for denying them a refinance in 2021 because of racial bias.

Both companies have been at the center of other M&A transactions over the past two years, as each looked to expand their national footprint.

The Fed's announcement is responsible for a 19 basis point drop in the 10-year yield over a two-day period, pushing the 30-year fixed under 7% for the first time since August, Freddie Mac said.

The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady for a third meeting and gave its clearest signal yet that its aggressive hiking campaign is finished by forecasting a series of cuts next year.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development proposal, which would modernize client meetings necessary for some mortgages, is similar to an FHA move.

Falling interest rates are behind a recent spike in government-backed lending as well as refinances, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

The government is moving forward with a catalog of pre-approved home designs to reduce the cost and time it takes to build housing. The idea dates back to the 1940s when thousands of soldiers returned from the Second World War and needed a place to live.

More borrowers are taking action but lack good information, Fannie Mae finds. Meanwhile, premiums are up yet insurers struggle to profit, a separate KBRA study shows.

Decreasing availability of jumbo and non-QM products accounted for most of November's pullback, as other types of loan offerings saw minimal changes, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.

The top five banks have a combined mortgage servicing volume of more than $28 billion at the end of Q3 2023.

With a great deal of mortgage industry conversation revolving around how companies might best survive the current downturn, a theme has emerged around the value of offering more, even if the market expects to originate less.

The judge also sealed a document in the lawsuit the AARP Foundation joined but the defendants still must produce fee codes in the proposed class action.

But despite the pullbacks in home values this fall, a panel of economists anticipate they will rise over the next year.

New and proposed capital rules for some depositories and nonbanks could change the roles the various institutions play.