The total origination volume for open-ended home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) and closed-end home equity loans in 2023 were up 1.5% year-over-year while debt outstandings increased 8.3%, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) 2024 Home Equity Lending...
Homebuyer affordability was slightly less onerous last month as the national median payment applied for by purchase loan applicants decreased to $2,167 from $2,219 in May, according to new data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). However, on a year-over-year...
Mortgage application activity slowed while the number of mortgages in forbearance started to rise, according to new data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). In tracking the week ending July 19, the MBA’s Market Composite Index dropped by 2.2% on a seasonally...
Mortgage applications for new home purchases in June inched up 0.7% year-over-year but dropped by 16% month-over-month, according to new data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). MBA estimated new single-family home sales were running at a seasonally adjusted...
Mortgage applications were on the rise again, according to data from Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) covering the week ending July 12. The Market Composite Index, the MBA’s measure of mortgage loan application volume, increased 3.9% on a seasonally adjusted basis...