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- Mortgage Rates Hold Steady But Could Be Primed to Move Lower
- Mortgage rates barely budged this week despite downward pressure from lackluster economic news. learn more
- Will Mortgage Rates Stay Low Through 2019? Here's What Experts Predict
- Freddie Mac reported an average 3.65% rate on 30-year, fixed-rate loans-a whopping 1.06% downslide since just one year ago. learn more
- Appraisals Will No Longer Be Required on Certain Home Sales of $400,000 and Under
- For the first time since 1994, certain home sales of $400,000 and under will soon not need an appraisal after federal regulators approved a proposal to increase the threshold at which residential home sales require an appraisal. learn more
- Mortgage Rates Shoot Up Following Bond Market Sell-Off
- The Federal Reserve cut interest rates this week, but mortgage rates had their biggest one-week upturn in nearly a year. learn more
- Mortgage Demand From Buyers Jumps Just as Interest Rates Spike
- Total mortgage application volume was flat for the week, down a slight 0.1%, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's seasonally adjusted index. learn more
- New Home Purchase Mortgage Apps Rise 33 Percent in August
- Builder Application Survey data from the Mortgage Bankers Association for August shows mortgage apps for new home purchases increased 33 percent compared to a year ago. learn more
- Average FICO Score Stands at Record High
- The average FICO score stands at 706, a record high. learn more
- This Was The Worst Week for Mortgage Rates in 3 Years--And it May Be Just The Beginning
- Bad news for borrowers--the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage is now 20 basis points higher than it was on Monday and 36 basis points higher than its last low on Sept. 4. learn more
- Trump Says Fed Should Reduce Rates to 'Zero, or Less'
- President Trump renewed his call for lower interest rates and his criticism of the Federal Reserve Wednesday, saying on Twitter that the Fed should reduce rates to "ZERO, or less." learn more
- Officials Spar with Senators over Plan for Mortgage Giants
- Trump administration officials on Tuesday defended their plan to Congress for ending government control of mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, clashing with Democratic senators on whether the change would raise home borrowing costs and neglect lower-income homeowners. learn more
- Cheat Sheet: Trump Administration's Road Map for GSE Overhaul
- The Treasury Department made clear in a much-anticipated report that its ultimate preference is for Congress to take up reform of the government-sponsored enterprises. learn more
- Ready to Refi? Expect It to Take Some Time
- "On average, the industry is taking anywhere from 40 to 60 days for an application to close," said Joel Kan of the Mortgage Bankers Association. learn more
- Mortgage Lenders Saw Average Profit Per Loan Rise in the Second Quarter
- Mortgage lenders reported a net gain of $1,675 on each loan they originated in the second quarter, up from $285 per loan in the first quarter, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's Quarterly Mortgage Bankers Performance Report. learn more
- Mortgage Rates Hold Steady Despite Sinking Bond Yields
- Mortgage rates showed little change this week as investors continued to shy away from mortgage-backed securities. learn more
- ortgage Applications Fell as Mini Refinance Boom Lost Some Steam
- Mortgage application volume fell 6.2% on an adjusted basis during the week ended August 23, with most of the decrease coming from an 8% drop in applications for refinances, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's Weekly Applications Survey. learn more
- Consumer groups, lenders find common cause against CFPB mortgage provision
- Though advocates and industry are rarely aligned, they are starting to coalesce around a plan that would call for the elimination of the CFPB’s 43% debt-to-income limit as part of its qualified mortgage rule. learn more
- Appraisals May Soon Not Be Required on Certain Home Sales of $400,000 and Under
- In November, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve released a proposal that would increase the appraisal requirement from $250,000 to $400,000, meaning that certain home sales of $400,000 and below would no longer require an appraisal. learn more
- 30-Year Mortgage Rate Falls to Its Lowest Level in Nearly Three Years
- Economic uncertainty drove mortgage rates down, according to Freddie Mac data released Thursday, with the popular 30-year reaching its lowest level in nearly three years. learn more
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