Mortgage applications were on the rise in the latest from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) covering the week ending Nov. 15. However, another MBA report pointed to the fifth consecutive monthly uptick in forbearance levels. The Market Composite Index, the MBA’s...
Mortgage rates held steady in the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey published by Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC). The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.78% as of Nov. 14, down from last week when it averaged 6.79%. A year ago at this time, it averaged 7.44%. The...
myCUmortgage, a wholly owned Credit Union Service Organization of Wright-Patt Credit Union in Beavercreek, Ohio, has announced partnerships with six credit unions that will enable these nonprofit financial institutions to expand their home loan services offerings. The...
Mortgage application activity inched up for the week ending Nov. 8, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The Market Composite Index, the MBA’s measure of mortgage loan application volume, increased 0.5% on a seasonally adjusted basis from one...
Consumers are becoming less happy with their mortgage lenders, according to the JD Power 2024 U.S. Mortgage Origination Satisfaction Study. Overall customer satisfaction with mortgage lenders was rated at a 727 level on a 1,000-point scale, down three points from one...
Chrissi Rhea, the former president and CEO of Knoxville, Tennessee-based Mortgage Investors Group, passed away on Nov. 8 following a bout with cancer. Rhea co-founded Mortgage Investors Group with Chuck Tonkin in 1989 with seven employees. Today, the company employs...
Escrow Abuse in the Spotlight: What the McKenna Case Means for Real Estate …
