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Refinance Surge Drives Up Mortgage Applications

Refinance Surge Drives Up Mortgage Applications

by Phil Hall | Dec 11, 2024 | Current News & Events, Market Snapshot, Mortgage Information, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

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...
FICO Rolls Out Tool to Simulate Credit Score Impacts

FICO Rolls Out Tool to Simulate Credit Score Impacts

by Phil Hall | Oct 28, 2024 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

FICO (NYSE: FICO) has released the FICO Score Mortgage Simulator as a new analytic tool for mortgage professionals. According to the Bozeman, Montana-headquartered company, the new tool simulates the potential impacts to a consumer’s FICO Score with various simulated...
Mortgage Application Payments Down by Nearly 4%

Mortgage Application Payments Down by Nearly 4%

by Phil Hall | Sep 26, 2024 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The national median payment applied for by purchase applicants dropped from $2,140 in July to $2,057 in August, a 3.9% tumble, according to new data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). On a year-over-year measurement, the median payment was down by $113, a...
Mortgage Application Payments Increased 2.5%

Mortgage Application Payments Increased 2.5%

by Phil Hall | May 30, 2024 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The national median payment applied for by purchase applicants inched up by 2.5% in April to $2,256 from $2,201 in March, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Purchase Applications Payment Index. Compared to one year ago, the payment level was...
Report: Nearly One-Quarter of Black Mortgage Applicants are Rejected

Report: Nearly One-Quarter of Black Mortgage Applicants are Rejected

by Phil Hall | May 29, 2024 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The homeownership rate for Black households has grown faster than average since 2019, though it is still lower than its peak from 20 years ago. According to a new data report from Zillow (NASDAQ:Z, ZG), nearly 46% of Black households own their home, down from its...
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