The Federal Home Loan Bank System was created in 1932. I don’t bring up that date because there is anything inherently wrong with a 94-year-old institution. Some of the most important pieces of our housing-finance system have been around for generations. I bring...
Independent mortgage banks and mortgage subsidiaries of chartered banks reported a pre-tax net loss of $645 on each loan they originated during the first quarter, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). This represents a decline from the...
Last year was problematic for independent mortgage banks and the mortgage subsidiaries of chartered banks – according to new data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), this sector lost an average of $1,056 on each loan they originated in 2023, down from an...
Independent mortgage banks and mortgage subsidiaries of chartered banks reported a pre-tax net loss of $2,109 on each loan they originated in the fourth quarter of 2023, according to new data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). This represented an increase...
Independent mortgage banks (IMBs) and mortgage subsidiaries of chartered banks reported a pre-tax net loss of $534 on each loan they originated in the second quarter, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The second quarter results marked an...
Pending Home Sales Slide to Nearly Three-Year Low as Buyers Pull Back
