A coalition of 18 Republican governors called on the Biden administration to reverse the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) changes to the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loan level pricing adjustment (LLPA) structure for borrowers seeking a mortgage. “The new LLPA...
SouthState Bank has unveiled the Opportunity Advantage Loan Fund, a new mortgage option that is designed to help qualified low-to-moderate income (LMI) borrowers achieve homeownership. The Opportunity Advantage Loan Fund is available for LMI homebuyers in Alabama,...
While Americans are dealing with mortgage rates in the mid-6% range, their U.K. counterparts are being warned that they will be burdened with 5%-plus fixed-rate deals in the coming weeks. According to a report in The Guardian, the publication on Wednesday that April’s...
Colonial Savings F.A. has announced it will be exiting the mortgage origination business as of July 31. The Fort Worth, Texas-based thrift said it would continue to provide mortgage servicing along with the remainder of its full-service banking offerings. Colonial...
Mortgage rates were soaring again in the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey from Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC). The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.57% as of May 25, up from last week when it averaged 6.39%. A year ago at this time, the rate averaged 5.10%. The...
New data from CoreLogic has determined the overall U.S. mortgage delinquency rate plummeted to a new low in March. During March, 2.6% of all mortgages in the U.S. were in some stage of delinquency (30 days or more past due, including those in foreclosure). This...