Lender Spotlight AI Assistant sifts through the finer points of more than 7000 mortgage options to help mortgage brokers identify the right product and answer questions clients might have
Oct 24
The public is invited to join leaders from the American Bankers Association and mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for an Appraisal Subcommittee hearing on tackling bias
Oct 23
The Fed chair acknowledged that elevated term premiums — higher rates of return bond investors are demanding to compensate them for risk — could reduce the need for further rate hikes
Oct 20
In announcing the $9M settlement with the Florida lender, the DOJ says it 'currently has over 2 dozen active investigations into redlining, spanning neighborhoods across the country'
Oct 19
HUD says policy change is intended to help more first-time homebuyers, seniors, and inter-generational families tap the wealth building potential of homeownership
Oct 19
Mortgage rates continued their relentless rise this week to levels not seen in 2 decades, fueled by a bear market for bonds that fund government borrowing and most home loans
Oct 18
In settling with state regulators, the Miami-based electronic payment processor is looking to close the books on a 2021 test that triggered $2.3B in erroneous mortgage payments
Oct 17
Fed's ‘higher for longer’ rate strategy could keep home sales from rebounding in 2024 or limit the strength of a recovery, according to two closely followed forecasts by MBA, Fannie Mae
Oct 17
The plan to move to a bi-merge process allowing lenders to use 2, instead of 3, credit reports was announced last October by FHFA, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's federal regulator
Oct 16
NAR united with lending groups on Thursday to urge the Fed to maintain its current mortgage holdings in order to narrow a wide 'spread' between 10-year Treasurys and rising mortgage rates
Oct 13
Homebuyer demand for mortgages inched up slightly last week, as rates climbed to the highest level in more than 2 decades, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's weekly survey
Oct 12
Following Rocket's lead, UWM and Guaranteed Rate say they'll price mortgages of up to $750K as if they're eligible for purchase by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in anticipation of 2024 increases
Oct 11
'Buy before you sell' product is the first offering in a phased rollout following 2 rounds of layoffs, with plans to offer a full suite of Flyhomes products, including cash offer services
Oct 11
Dovish remarks from Fed policymakers help ease fears of more rate hikes, bringing yields on benchmark 10-year Treasury notes back down to where they were at the beginning of October
Oct 11
MBA, NAR and NAHB warned in a joint letter Monday that uncertainty over the Federal Reserve's next moves is disrupting the housing sector and threatens to send the US economy into a tailspin
Oct 9
According to Fannie Mae's National Housing Survey, 84% of Americans polled said it was a bad time to buy a home, and most weren't expecting mortgage rates to come down anytime soon
Oct 9
Employers added 336,000 jobs in September, the biggest jump since January, raising the odds that the Fed will pursue 'higher for longer' rate strategy to get inflation under control
Oct 6
DBRS Morningstar's rating of $224M securitization by Unlock and Saluda could boost investor appetite for agreements that let owners cash out equity in exchange for a stake in their home
Oct 6
Economists are scratching their heads, and housing industry leaders are venting their frustrations as mortgage rates continue a relentless climb to new heights not seen in more than 2 decades
Oct 4
The mortgage lender said $100M in retention bonuses were distributed to employees in April, as promised, including $50M from Better co-founder and CEO Vishal Garg's personal equity
Oct 4