Mortgage rates increased for the second consecutive week, according to the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey published by Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC). The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.34% as of Oct. 2, up from last week when it averaged 6.30%. A year ago...
Mortgage application activity slowed dramatically during the week ending Sept. 26, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association. The Market Composite Index, the MBA’s measure of mortgage loan application volume, dropped by 12.7% on a seasonally adjusted...
MISMO, the real estate finance industry’s standards organization, has published the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Glossary, a resource designed to establish a shared vocabulary for AI across mortgage finance. According to the organization, the new resource brings...
The national median mortgage payment applied for by loan applicants decreased to $2,100 from $2,127 in August, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). However, it was also up by $43 from one year ago, equal to a 2.1% increase. The national...
Mortgage rates inched up in the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey published by Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC). The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.30% as of Sept. 25, up from last week when it averaged 6.26%. A year ago at this time, it averaged 6.08%. The...
Cleveland-headquartered CrossCountry Mortgage (CCM) has increased its agency conforming loan limits to $819,000, up from the current $806,500. According to the company, this action comes through CCM’s Early Bird Program and is being enacted months ahead of the...
