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Tory Barringer began his journalism career in early 2011, working as a writer for the University of Texas at Arlington's student newspaper before joining the DS News team in 2012. In addition to contributing to DSNews.com, he is also the online editor for DS News' sister publication, MReport, which focuses on mortgage banking news.

Fed Commits to Patience in Interest Rate Hikes

Policymakers are apparently in no hurry to start hiking interest rates just yet, bringing back language from the last FOMC statement: "Based on its current assessment, the Committee judges that it can be patient in beginning to normalize the stance of monetary policy."

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Mortgage Apps Slip as Interest Rates Rise

The Mortgage Bankers Association reported Wednesday that total application activity, including purchase and refinance numbers, fell 3.2 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis for the week ending January 23. The decline also included an adjustment for the Martin Luther King holiday.

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Purchase Mortgage Share Gains Ground in December

Calculating from a sampling of mortgage applications initiated on its Encompass platform, technology provider Ellie Mae estimated this week that home purchase mortgages accounted for 56 percent of lending activity last month, up from 54 percent in November.

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Government ‘Price War’ Pushes Mortgage Risk Up

In its latest National Mortgage Risk Index (NMRI), the American Enterprise Institute's (AEI) International Center on Housing Risk estimated that 11.84 percent of agency purchase loans would be at risk of default should the economy see another crisis in the near future.

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eClosing Pilot Partners Unveil Digital Closing Solutions

Months after partnering up as part of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) pilot eClosing program, real estate tech firm Pavaso and Utah-based lender Mountain America Credit Union announced that they have successfully pared the mortgage closing process down to a matter of minutes.

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Consumer Confidence Rises on Brighter Job Expectations

The Conference Board said Tuesday that its monthly Consumer Confidence Index rose to 102.9 this month from an upwardly revised 93.1 in December. According to the group, January's reading was the highest since August 2007, when the index was at 105.6.

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New Home Sales Jump in December

The Commerce Department estimated Tuesday that new home sales in December were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 481,000, a jump of 11.6 percent from November's downwardly revised sales rate of 431,000. Economists had expected a smaller increase in sales to a rate of 452,000.

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Home Price Growth Slows Further in Latest Case-Shiller Reading

The S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, released Tuesday, shows house prices across all nine of the country's census divisions fell 0.1 percent from October to November. The narrower 10- and 20-city composite indices also dipped, dropping 0.3 percent and 0.2 percent month-to-month, respectively.

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Despite Challenges, Lenders Plan for Growth

In a review of its November survey of senior mortgage executives, Li-Ning Huang, Fannie Mae found that though respondents are concerned about compliance issues and weak borrower demand, most are still optimistic about the year ahead, particularly when it comes to their growth plans.

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