Tag: Mortgage

For industry executives primarily dependent on the housing market for revenue, it is widely understood that consumers can secure a mortgage with less than 20% down – the benchmark that was more common in prior generations but has now shifted ...

The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) is scheduled to announce its next policy rate decision on September 21st, putting the trajectory of interest rates back into the media headlines. Last December, the FOMC raised the target for the federal ...

In the mainstream media, it is common to find opinions that mortgage credit availability is “too tight” or “a headwind for first-time homebuyers” or “only available to pristine borrowers.” While we do not believe that to be true as terms on ...

In recent years, national banks have faced numerous legal headwinds related to legacy mortgage exposure, incurring billions of dollars of fines in aggregate, which has led many to de-risk their origination business. This has been particularly ...

In its most recent weekly survey of mortgage rates, Freddie Mac reported that the national average for a 30-year fixed-rate product was approximately 3.40%, only 10 basis points higher than the historical low posted in late 2012 dating back ...