An estimated one in 119 mortgage applications submitted during the second quarter had indications of fraud, according to the latest Cotality National Mortgage Application Fraud Risk Index report. The index now has a reading of 132, up by 11 points or 9.1% from the...
Mortgage applications for new home purchases in June declined by 6% from May but increased 2.4% from one year before, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The trade group estimated new single-family home sales were running at a seasonally...
Mortgage applications for new home purchases during April were down by 2.4% from one year earlier and were also down by 10% from the previous month. According to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) Builder Application Survey, new single-family home sales...
The national median mortgage payment during February was $2,061. down $9 from January and down by $144 (6.5%) from one year earlier. According to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), last month’s national median mortgage payment for conventional loan...
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) announced he has begun an investigation into the Fair Isaac Corp. (NYSE: FICO) to determine if the company’s pricing practices in the mortgage credit scoring market has contributed to the affordability challenges in the housing market. Hawley...
Fed’s Musalem Sees More Rate Hikes Over Next Six to Nine Months
