A new report explores the drastic increase of consumers in search of delinquent mortgage counseling, which skyrocketed in 2023 compared to the previous year. Click though to read how once-manageable levels of unsecured debt have abruptly become unmanageable for many homeowners.
Read More »First-Time Homebuyers Come Out of the Woodwork
First-time buyers are snapping up available properties at a brisk pace, now making up 50% of all current homebuyers, according to new data from Zillow.
Read More »Mortgage Rates Remain Relatively Steep Compared to Record Lows
Nationwide, the average payment on a new mortgage is now $2,317 a month, according to a report from LendingTree, with monthly mortgage payments the most expensive in Hawaii, California, and Massachusetts.
Read More »CFPB Issues Latest Insights Report
According to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a new analysis of nearly half a million complaints reveals ongoing challenges, as TransUnion, Experian, and Equifax top the list of complaints.
Read More »Freddie Mac CRT Produces Record First Half of Year
Freddie Mac’s Single-Family business announced that its Credit Risk Transfer (CRT) program reported Q2 2022 CRT issuance of approximately $6.5 billion, protecting approximately $151 billion in unpaid principal balance (UPB) of single-family mortgages. The final total was a record for a second ...
Read More »Fannie Mae Executes $23.1B CIRT on Single-Family Loans
Fannie Mae announced the execution of its fourth Credit Insurance Risk Transfer (CIRT) transaction of 2022. Dropping nearly 12% from the first transaction of $26 billion executed in February, Fannie Mae will retain risk for the first 45 basis points ...
Read More »Southern States Lead Delinquency Drops
According to new data, 2 million homeowners are either past due on their mortgage loans or in some stage of foreclosure. Click through to read more.
Read More »More than $400M Refunded to Veterans
A new report says tens of thousands of vets were improperly charged extra fees when applying for their loans.
Read More »Equifax and FICO Partnership: Industry Impact
Earlier this year, Equifax and FICO announced a partnership, pooling their collective consumer financial data. Here's how that partnership may affect banks, lenders, and lending practices.
Read More »Britain’s Barclays Returning to U.S. Mortgage-Backed Securities Market
A decade after bonds tied to U.S. home loans contributed to the financial crisis, British investment bank and financial services company Barclays is returning to the residential mortgage-backed securities market, Reuters reports. Many banks retreated from selling and trading portions ...
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