Most homebuyers do not shop around when considering a mortgage, according to a new data study from LendingTree (NASDAQ:TREE). In a survey of 2,001 U.S. consumers, over half of the respondents (54%) who took out a mortgage for their most recent home purchase only got...
Refinancing helped fuel an increase in mortgage application activity for the week ending May 17, according to new data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The Market Composite Index, the MBA’s measure of mortgage loan application volume, increased 1.9% on a...
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...
Refinance activity outpaced purchase loans in the latest data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) covering the week ending April 5. The Market Composite Index, the MBA’s measure of mortgage loan application volume, inched up by a scant 0.1% on a seasonally...
Mortgage applications were in decline last week, according to new data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The Market Composite Index, the MBA’s measure of mortgage loan application volume, dropped by 1.6% on a seasonally adjusted basis from one week earlier...
Freddie Mac Names Buyers for $428 Million in Delinquent Home Loans
