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Freddie Mac Names Buyers for $428 Million in Delinquent Home Loans

Freddie Mac Names Buyers for $428 Million in Delinquent Home Loans

by John G. Stevens | Oct 8, 2026 | Industry Updates, Mortgage Information, News

Freddie Mac has named buyers for four pools of deeply delinquent home mortgages with approximately $428 million in unpaid principal, advancing a loan sale it began marketing in September. The auction covers 1,968 first-lien loans. The transaction is expected to settle...
Small Mortgages Fall Below 3% of Originations, Exposing Rural Lending Gap

Small Mortgages Fall Below 3% of Originations, Exposing Rural Lending Gap

by John G. Stevens | Oct 8, 2026 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information

Mortgages of $100,000 or less now account for fewer than 3% of U.S. home-loan originations, down from more than 12% in 2013 and 2014, according to new Realtor.com research. The decline has outpaced the disappearance of lower-priced homes, suggesting that financing...
Mortgage Connect Buys Majority Stake in Stavvy, Combining eClosing and Digital Collateral Systems

Mortgage Connect Buys Majority Stake in Stavvy, Combining eClosing and Digital Collateral Systems

by John G. Stevens | Oct 8, 2026 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information

Mortgage Connect has acquired a majority interest in digital mortgage technology company Stavvy and plans to combine the business with its Simply Secure Sign eClosing platform, bringing electronic closing and digital collateral functions under the same corporate...
Fed’s Waller Expects More Rate Hikes but Says They Need Not Come Consecutively

Fed’s Waller Expects More Rate Hikes but Says They Need Not Come Consecutively

by John G. Stevens | Oct 8, 2026 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said Thursday he expects additional interest-rate increases if the economy continues to develop as anticipated, but argued the central bank can space those moves rather than raise rates at consecutive meetings. His remarks...
Inflation Expectations Hit Three-Year High as Rent Outlook Climbs to 6.8%

Inflation Expectations Hit Three-Year High as Rent Outlook Climbs to 6.8%

by John G. Stevens | Oct 7, 2026 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information, Real Estate News

Americans’ expectations for inflation over the next year climbed to 3.9% in September, the highest reading since May 2023, while renters anticipated another acceleration in housing costs, according to new survey findings released Wednesday by the Federal Reserve Bank...
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