Mortgage application activity slowed during the week ending March 27 amid a steep decline in refinancing, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The Market Composite Index, the MBA’s measure of mortgage loan application volume, fell by 10.4% on...
A new partnership between loanDepot Inc. (NYSE: LDI) and Betenbough Companies has brought forth Olive Branch Home Loans, a startup mortgage company serving homebuyers across West Texas. The new entity is the first loanDepot’s partnership channel enables homebuilders...
The national median mortgage payment during February was $2,061. down $9 from January and down by $144 (6.5%) from one year earlier. According to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), last month’s national median mortgage payment for conventional loan...
Mortgage rates continued to rise for the fourth straight week, according to the Primary Mortgage Market Survey published by Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC). The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.38% as of March 26, up from last week when it averaged 6.22%. A year ago...
Better Home & Finance Holding Company (NASDAQ: BETR), and Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) have partnered on the introduction of cryptocurrency-backed mortgages that will be backed by Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA). The new mortgages will be originated and serviced by Better,...
Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte has filed new criminal referrals accusing New York Attorney General Letitia James of mortgage fraud. CBS News reports Pulte sent a letter to Florida prosecutors claiming James could have submitted false...