The rate paid to brokerages is at its lowest point in at least four years and well below the 6% mark seen in the '90s.
Read More »Mortgage Rates Jump After Three-Week Lull
Mortgage rates inched higher, as the nation’s economy and employment landscape continue to show solid gains.
Read More »Refi Apps Fall as Rates Continue to Rise
As rates continue to edge higher, both purchase and refi activity slowed this week with the average loan hitting a record high of $446,000.
Read More »Authentic Intelligence, the New AI
Valuing the human touch over technology, lenders walk a fine line in bringing the human connection to the mortgage process.
Read More »New Year, New Paradigms
Nontraditional options like iBuying are picking up steam and disrupting the residential real estate market.
Read More »Samuel Bjelac to Manage Sprout Mortgage’s TPO Channel
After four years as SVP of the Non-QM Wholesale and Correspondent Business Channels, 20-year industry vet promoted to manage TPO operations.
Read More »Consumer Sentiment Toward Housing Softens
Younger households are growing more pessimistic with concerns of rising home prices and the future trajectory of mortgage rates.
Read More »Don’t Get Lost in the Margins
Margin compression remains a major issue for lenders nationwide, and Gerald Dorman of Nomis Solutions provides some key strategies to reversing the trend of declining profitability.
Read More »Millennial Demand Forcing Rise in Home Prices
As the supply of available homes continues to shrink, home value growth is being seen in areas with the highest population of children.
Read More »Why Repurchase Risk is Growing—And How to Manage It
Rick Hall of LoanLogics explains why quality control should be viewed not as a cost center, but as an investment that ensures future success.
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