Tag Archives: Consumers

Despite perceptions of high home prices and rising mortgage rates that continued to weigh on their minds, homebuyers remained cautiously optimistic about the housing market according to a report by Fannie Mae. Here’s a break down of its findings.

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.

Consumers are becoming pessimistic about the rate of home price appreciation, according to a recent report. However, household financial situations expectations seem to have improved.

On Thursday, Kathy Kraninger’s nomination to head the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection advanced to the Senate after the Banking Committee voted in its favor. See who else’s nomination advanced along with Kraninger.

Personal debt among Americans is on the rise, according to a recent study of consumer spending habits. Here’s how mortgage loans stack up in the overall average debt of borrowers.

In its most recent Survey of Consumer Expectations, the Fed reported that consumers expected slower home price growth in the second half of the year. What did they say about access to credit?

While the Fed remains bullish on the economy, a report from the Treasury looks at some of the challenges faced by the housing market last quarter. Click through to learn what the two reports had to say.

Watch this video to learn how the inclusion of transaction account data in credit assessments can broaden financial inclusion, which ultimately benefits both, the mortgage borrower and the lender.

A third of Americans are losing their sleep over rising debt, but don’t know how to solve the problem, according to a survey. Here’s one way they can optimize their finances.

Tight supply and rising prices continue to weigh on the minds of homebuyers, according to the latest Fannie Mae report on home purchase sentiment. Here are the detailed findings.