Mortgage lenders tightened underwriting standards in June, undoing much of the easing seen over the last six months as initial fears about the long-term impacts of the pandemic began to wane.
Source: Inman News
New restrictions on Fannie, Freddie refis blamed for tighter mortgage credit
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