The final Primary Mortgage Market Survey published in 2023 by Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) showed mortgage rates ringing out the year in a continued descent. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.61% as of Dec. 28, down from last week when it averaged 6.67%. A year...
A former NASA employee and her husband were indicted by a federal court in Texas for coordinating a fraudulent financing and refinancing mortgage loan scheme. According to the charges brought against them, Noreen Khan was still working at NASA when she and her...
Mortgage rates continued to leave the 7% in the rearview mirror, according to Freddie Mac’s (OTCQB: FMCC) latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.67% as of Dec. 21, down from last week when it averaged 6.95%. A year ago...
The national median mortgage payment was $2,137 in November, down from $62 in October, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). However, November’s sum is up by $160 from one year ago, equal to an 8.1% increase. The national median mortgage...
Mortgage application activity declined for the week ending Dec. 15, according to new data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The Market Composite Index, the MBA’s measure of mortgage loan application volume, fell by 1.5% on a seasonally adjusted basis from...
Mortgage applications for new home purchases during November recorded a 21.8% year-over-year increase, according to new data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). Compared to October 2023, applications were down by 12%. MBA estimated new single-family home...