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Santander Bank to stop originating mortgages in the United States

Housing Wire

Amid higher rates, lower volumes, and fiercer competition , Santander Bank decided it will stop originating residential mortgages and home equity loans in the United States. The Spanish bank said it will continue to service current loans and honor pending borrowers’ applications. mortgage industry are in the past.

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Bank failures may be the catalyst for an economic recession 

Housing Wire

Fannie Mae has projected that the recent bank failures may act as the catalyst that tips an already precarious economy into a recession — primarily due to the combination of tighter lending standards by small- and mid-sized regional banks.

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Mortgage rates declined amid banks failures. What’s next?

Housing Wire

After increasing steadily for over a month, mortgage rates fell last week following a deposit run that provoked a liquidity crisis in regional U.S. financial institutions — and resulted in the failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank. But what is there to expect ahead for the housing market? by mid-week.

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Mortgage lenders, borrowers react to banks closures 

Housing Wire

The Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank failures that occurred over the last week have caused even more uncertainty within the mortgage industry. Still, homebuyers took advantage of declining rates provoked by the turbulence and applied for home loans. retail residential mortgage applications.

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Delta variant fears send 30-year mortgage rates to 2.77%

Housing Wire

The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage slipped back down to 2.77% for the week ending August 5, according to mortgage rates data released Thursday by Freddie Mac ‘s PMMS. The week prior, mortgage rates had rebounded slightly to 2.80%. Presented by: Black Knight.

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Opinion: The Fed broke the banks. What’s next for mortgage?

Housing Wire

It is often said that the Fed raises interest rates until something breaks. Many have already pointed to the failures of Silicon Valley Bank , Silvergate Bank , and Signature Bank as evidence that the Fed “finally broke something.” In 2021, mortgage originations hit a record high of $4.4 trillion in 2023.

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Mortgage rates soar to 4.42% following rate hike

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And there’s good reason to believe mortgage rates will be in the 5% range before too long. According to data from Freddie Mac ‘s PMMS survey, mortgage rates on the traditional 30-year fixed-rate mortgage jumped 26 basis points to 4.42% this week, with increases across all loan types.