Lending industry groups and FHFA director Bill Pulte welcomed Fair Isaac’s new direct license pricing as a useful first step, but said more reforms and…
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Investors seeking safety in bonds and mortgage-backed securities can bring rates down. Yields on 10-year Treasurys fell 4 basis points on first day of shutdown. …
The Trump administration has assured industry groups that a stable housing finance system and low mortgage rates are a “North Star” in plans for a…
Increased homebuying affordability, more inventory and fewer competing buyers may lead to a prime week for homebuyers in October, leading to conditions like a “second…
The National Flood Insurance Program, set to lapse on Sept. 30, and federal agencies critical to processing mortgage paperwork like HUD, FHA, VA, USDA and…
In predicting that mortgage rates will drop below 6 percent next year, economists at Fannie Mae are more optimistic about growth and less worried about…
UWM and Pennymac are pricing jumbo mortgages of up to $819,000 as if they were conforming, ahead of an official announcement by Fannie and Freddie’s…
Recent Trump appointee Stephen Miran was the lone dissenter in Wednesday’s 11-1 vote, holding out for a bigger, 1/2 percentage point rate cut advocated by…
Homebuyer loan applications flooded in last week at the second-highest level of the year. Demand for adjustable-rate mortgage loans is at the highest level since…
The silver lining in deteriorating consumer confidence is that the weaker job market means the Federal Reserve is expected to slash rates several times this…