New commitments to Home Equity Investment (HEI) asset class will be deployed over the next two years will benefit homeowners recovering from pandemic-related recession.
Read More »Keeping Pace With Demand Through Outsourcing
A recent MReport-hosted webinar examined how the industry has utilized outsourcing to maintain steady workflows, while juggling the increase in volume over the past year.
Read More »HELOCs Below $400B for the First Time Since 2004
The decline in lines of credit for housing suggests that “consumers are remembering the lessons” from the Great Recession.
Read More »HELOC Lenders Feel Impact of Competitive Market
A new survey explores how loan customers are feeling about their options, and what that could mean for home equity line of credit loans.
Read More »Fed Hits Pause on Rate Hikes
While Fed Chair Jerome Powell has signaled a pause on rate hikes, here’s how the Fed’s new strategy could impact housing and the economy.
Read More »The Emerging Trends in Mortgage Servicing
Steven Frie, Director, Structured Finance at S&P Global Ratings gives insights into what’s driving the servicing business and the lessons he’s learned in his various roles in financing for the housing and mortgage industry.
Read More »Stress Tests: How Will Mortgage Loans Impact Bank Losses?
The results of the stress test scenarios to determine the resiliency of lenders in financially adverse situations were released for the three biggest banks in the country. Here’s what they revealed about loans that are most likely impact banks’ losses if things go south.
Read More »How Fed Rate Hikes Impact Borrowers
With the FOMC meeting beginning on Tuesday and a rate hike expected after it, experts weigh in on what another hike in interest rates would mean for mortgage lenders and borrowers.
Read More »How will Fed Rate Hikes Affect Housing?
The meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC)—the policy-making arm of the Federal Reserve begins today. This is also the first time that the meeting is being ...
Read More »Forecast Calls for Purchase and HELOC Growth
Mortgage rates are rising and home prices are expected to continue to appreciate in the coming year. Given those circumstances, what factors will contribute to economic and housing growth in 2017?
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