Home sales in the fall season have cooled down 8.6 percent in September compared to August, but remain 6.8 percent above last years' levels.
Read More »Mortgage Fraudsters Ease Up in Q2
As interest rates continue to lower and home values rise, mortgage fraud application risk has fallen 8.9 percent from the second quarter of 2014 to the second quarter of 2015, according to CoreLogic's October 2015 Mortgage Fraud Report. The Mortgage Application Fraud Risk Index showed that approximately 12,814 of mortgage applications, or 0.67 percent, contained fraud in the second quarter of 2015.
Read More »Mortgage Applications Plunge in Week After TRID Implementation
As the TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure rule came and went, mortgage applications experienced some drastic ups and downs in the week prior to regulation's implementation date and the week after.
Read More »Mortgage Credit Availability Drops in Q2
The availability of mortgage credit to borrowers declined slightly in the second quarter of 2015, despite impactful federal efforts to expand the credit box.
Read More »Refinances Decline in August Following a Three-Month Rise in Rates
Refinances appear to be cooling off after volume levels decreased in August, while mortgage rates rose for three consecutive months through July, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency's August 2015 Refinance Report.
Read More »Wells Fargo and BofA Report Strong Q3 Financial Results
Wells Fargo and Bank of America posted strong 2015 third quarter financial results, with net incomes reaching $5.8 billion and $4.5 billion, respectively.
Read More »Fed Governor Brainard Urges Restraint From the Fed on Rates
Federal Reserve Board Governor Lael Brainard warned against visceral reactions, such as pushes in the marketplace for an increase in interest rates, given the economy’s fragile growth, while speaking at the 57th National Association for Business Economics Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday.
Read More »JPMorgan Q3 Net Income Rises to $6.8 Billion
JPMorgan Chase, one of the nations largest lenders, announced that their 2015 third quarter net income reached $6.8 billion, or $1.68 a share, up 22 percent year-over-year, according to the bank's earnings statement released Tuesday.
Read More »Homeowners Continue to Overvalue Homes for Eighth Consecutive Month
Homeowners continued to overvalue their homes for the eighth consecutive month in September, while appraiser opinions came in 2 percent lower than owner's perceptions, according to Quicken Loans national Home Price Perception Index.
Read More »Survey Finds Consumers Do Not Bargain Hunt for Mortgage Loans
Although the majority of Americans consider themselves bargain hunters when shopping for various items or services, less than one-third of these consumers do not shop around for better prices when searching for a mortgage loan.
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