Government agencies are looking to better quantify risks from climate change, a step with implications for government-backed home loans. Source: Inman News
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Rising mortgage rates have curbed demand for refinancing and purchase loans after inflation worries pushed rates to highest levels since July. Source: Inman News
FHA and VA loans are essential to first-time buyers, who account for about four out of every five FHA purchase loans. However, in today’s market,…
With investors showing renewed confidence, Genworth Financial is ready to move forward with plans to sell part of its mortgage insurance subsidiary in an initial…
The Biden administration wants to give owner occupants a better shot at purchasing homes repossessed by HUD, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Source: Inman News
Mortgage lenders are more likely to turn down homebuyers of color than white applicants with similar attributes, and algorithms are likely to blame, according to…
Record-breaking home price appreciation is changing borrower behavior and the make-up of the mortgage market, said Black Knight Secondary Marketing Technologies President Scott Happ. Source:…
Lenders can use borrower’s actual monthly student loan payment when calculating their overall debt burden. Source: Inman News
At 4.5 percent, the mortgage forbearance rate is 18 times higher than before the pandemic, but much improved from a high of 8.55 percent in…
After throwing in the towel on a $2.7 billion merger, Genworth considering spinning off its mortgage insurance division. Source: Inman News