A slowing of refinance activity drove down the level of mortgage applications for the week ending March 28, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The Market Composite Index, the MBA’s measure of mortgage loan application volume, decreased 1.6%...
Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) is closing the first quarter of this year with an 80% spike in mortgage applications. According to a Reuters report, the Charlotte, North Carolina-headquartered financial institution – the nation’s second largest bank – is experiencing more...
A new forecast by Fannie Mae’s (OTCQB: FNMA) Economic and Strategic Research Group is predicting mortgage rates to end 2025 and 2026 at 6.3% and 6.2%, respectively, downward revisions of three-tenths for each. The revised forecast was mirrored by a mild upward...
Mortgage rates were mixed in the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey published by Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC). The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.65% as of March 13, down slightly from last week when it averaged 6.67%. A year ago at this time, it averaged...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is seeking to vacate its $105,000 settlement of redlining charges against nonbank mortgage lender and broker Townstone Financial Inc. The settlement followed a protracted litigation that began in 2020 under the first...
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner announced residency requirements for Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-insured mortgages were changed to eliminate the “non-permanent residents” category from the Title I and Title II programs. In a...
