The latest Originations Market Monitor from Black Knight Inc, shows another big slowdown in momentum in December as rate lock volumes fell across the board, driven by a 22.5% drop in purchase loan locks. The report leverages daily rate ...
Read More »Rate Locks Down Nearly 5% Overall in November
The latest Originations Market Monitor from Black Knight Inc, shows a big slowdown in momentum in November as rate lock volumes fell across the board, driven by rate/term refinance originations dropping ...
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