A new report delves into the status of Freddie Mac's mortgage portfolio. Click through to read the latest on the GSE’s performance.
Read More »Data Breach Puts Homeowners at Risk
For two weeks, a massive database of mortgages and other loans was open to anyone. Experts share insights on the extent of the damage.
Read More »An Update on GSE Conservatorship
A report gives insights into what has changed in the year since the first blueprint for restoring the safety and soundness of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac made the rounds.
Read More »Have First-Time and Repeat Buyers Switched Places?
A recent report revealed that first-time homebuyers were dominating the mortgage market despite tight credit and high rental costs. How are repeat buyers influencing this change?
Read More »Is Homeownership Becoming Less Stressful?
Homeownership is less stressful than ever. Homeowners are feeling the effects of lower costs of ownership and the sense of accomplishment of owning a home, despite the stress that always come along with homeownership.
Read More »Chase Expands Reward Points for New Mortgages
The New York-based Chase has launched an offer for select Chase cardmembers to earn between 25,000 and 75,000 Ultimate Rewards points or MileagePlus miles when purchasing a home with Chase. Following an enthusiastic response from Sapphire customers last year, eligible ...
Read More »Mortgage Offer APRs Trending Higher
LendingTree has released its latest Mortgage Offers Report, breaking down the lending landscape for February 2018. The Mortgage Offers Report serves as a useful companion to other standard industry surveys on mortgage rates because, as LendingTree points out, “Most quoted ...
Read More »Serious Delinquencies Spike in Texas, Florida
Except for in the hurricane-hit states of Florida, Texas, and Puerto Rico, delinquency rates across the U.S. declined in November 2017 on a year-over-year basis, according to the Loan Performance Insights Report released by CoreLogic on Tuesday. The report examines ...
Read More »Collingwood Webinar Breaks Down 2018 Mortgage Trends
On Friday, February 9, MountainView Financial Solutions presented its monthly mortgage servicing rights (MSR) seminar, featuring Tim Rood, Chairman of The Collingwood Group, LLC. Rood presented a webinar entitled “Rightsizing Your Mortgage Business for 2018: Planning for the Uncertainties.” If ...
Read More »How Could Housing Reform Affect Rural Mortgage Lending?
According to a new paper published by the Center on Regulation and Markets at the Brookings Institution, rural communities could be dealt a serious blow if housing finance and GSE reform fails to take into account the effect such reform ...
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