A new analysis studied how risk, location, and scale economies affected mortgage rates for jumbo and conforming loans. Here’s what it found.
Read More »Mayopoulos: “Hugh Will Serve as a Terrific Leader”
The GSE has chosen the former Berkadia CEO and current Fannie Mae board member as Interim CEO following Tim Mayopolous' announcement earlier this year that he would step down. Here are the details.
Read More »Is the Homebuying Market Softening?
A new report suggests that even as consumers remain confident about the overall economy, their confidence doesn’t extend to the housing market. Here are the factors that are challenging the growth of home sales.
Read More »The Carolinas’ Mortgage Markets Post Florence
A new report on the mortgage market took a closer look at the state of housing and mortgage in the Hurricane Florence-hit regions of North and South Carolina and here’s what it found.
Read More »The Week Ahead: Spotlight on Q3 Earnings
JPMorgan, Citi, and Wells Fargo will be releasing their Q3 earnings report next week. Find out more about what to expect here.
Read More »Reimagining the Mortgage Industry’s Work Culture
Charmaine Brown, Director, External Outreach and Engagement, in the Office of Minority and Women Inclusion at Fannie Mae, is the Cultural Leader Award Keystone recipient. See how Brown and the finalists in this category are making a difference to how the industry operates.
Read More »Home Prices, Mortgage Rates, and Millennials
The majority of millennials living in their first home are ready to upgrade—but they remain where they are. Here’s the factors that are keeping them put in their starter homes.
Read More »The Development of Middle-Class Neighborhoods
A report shows what metropolitan areas the middle-class tends to concentrate in, and why. Click here to see where those areas are and what forces shape them.
Read More »Report Reveals Credit Tightening for Homebuyers
Even though some borrowers across the nation saw an increase in mortgage credit availability in September, that wasn’t the case for everyone. Find out which borrowers felt the squeeze and which saw their availability grow.
Read More »Eye on the Industry: Updates on Genworth, Freedom Mortgage, and More …
From education and technology to rewards and recognition, get the pulse of the mortgage industry in this weekly update.
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