The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published a report this week detailing the negative experiences of homeowners faced with their mortgage company after divorce or the death of an original borrower. According to the CFPB, many homeowners claimed their...
The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) is proposing to expand the state’s version of the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) to include nonbank mortgage lenders. DFS Superintendent Adrienne A. Harris raised the idea by pointing to the increased...
Mortgage application activity recorded a slight decline in data from the Mortgage Bankers Association covering the week ending Dec. 13. The Market Composite Index, the MBA’s measure of mortgage loan application volume, decreased 0.7% on a seasonally adjusted basis...
Mortgage rates continued to decline in the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey published by Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC). The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.60% as of Dec. 12, down from last week when it averaged 6.69%. A year ago at this time, it averaged...
Mortgage applications took a healthy upturn thanks to a surge in refinancing, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) covering the week ending Dec. 6. The Market Composite Index, the MBA’s measure of mortgage loan application volume, increased...
Mortgage rates took a downturn in the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey published by Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC). The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.69% as of Dec. 5, down from last week when it averaged 6.81%. A year ago at this time, it averaged 7.03%. The...
Escrow Abuse in the Spotlight: What the McKenna Case Means for Real Estate …
