Eleven Senators call upon HUD and CFPB after a report suggested that Black and Hispanic borrowers were less likely to be approved for refis.
Read More »Uncertainty Presents Risk to Mortgage Investors
The uncertainty of the presidential election—however long that lasts—is bound to incite interest rate volatility, something that presents a peril to the mortgage-backed securities (MBS) market, according to Christopher Maloney, a market strategist and former portfolio manager who writes for ...
Read More »Why Reverse Mortgages Keep Moving Forward
Are reverse mortgages still a viable equity alternative to selling and moving? A report finds out and explains more.
Read More »Economic Ironies
It was the best of times; it was the worst of times. But with the U.S. economy thriving, what's with the housing market's paradoxical-seeming doldrums?
Read More »Is History Repeating Itself?
Warning signs are flashing in the housing market, says Lakshman Achuthan, COO and Co-Founder of the Economic Cycle Research Institute in New York.
Read More »What’s in Store for MBS?
The Fed intends on reducing its balance sheet, and considering it owns a quarter of a total $6.86 trillion in the mortgage-back security market, what could be the potential risks? Find out in this Video Spotlight.
Read More »The Weekly Roundup
On Thursday Bankrate, Freddie Mac, and Bloomberg all released week-over-week reports, detailing changes experienced in mortgage rates and other market-health indicators.
Read More »The Ups and Downs of a Strong Economic Index
Though Bloomberg’s most recent State of the Economy Index is at its highest point since 2007 and its Consumer Confidence Index the biggest it’s been since mid-2015, that doesn’t mean the economy is in prime condition.
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