Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Ellie Mae ’s Origination Insight report for October demonstrates some of the side effects of the historically low mortgage rates we’ve seen in 2020: incredibly high volume and an increase in time-to-close. FHA loans remained the same, holding steady at 3.01% in October. Overall loan applications are down 9.3%

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Mortgage applications increased 2% for the week ending Dec. 3, driven by a surge in government refinancings according to the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) survey published on Wednesday. For jumbo mortgage loans (greater than $548,250), rates rose to 3.33% from 3.27% the week prior. Refinance apps fell 36.5%

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 9, 2024

After reaching their highest level since July 2022 , mortgage applications have declined for two straight weeks, counteracting some recent positive signs for a still-sputtering housing industry. According to weekly data released Wednesday by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), applications shrank 5.1% of new applications.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Mortgage holders withdrew a mere 0.41% of tappable equity in Q3, about 55% below the average withdrawal rate seen in the 12 years leading up to the Federal Reserve ’s most recent tightening cycle, according to the latest ICE Mortgage Technology ‘s mortgage monitor report. for FHA loans and 44.5% for VA loans.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 15, 2024

Sky-high home prices and elevated mortgage rates are putting increasing strain on homeowners. That’s the takeaway from two reports released this week showing that foreclosure activity and mortgage delinquencies are rising. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) loans. This pipeline of data suggests that more U.S.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 28, 2023

In his 20 years in mortgage banking, no year has compared to 2023 in terms of difficulty, said Ben Cohen, Guaranteed Rate ’s managing director and a top-producing loan officer. This is a lot different than 2008 where you needed a credit score and a heartbeat to get a mortgage. An additional 21% closed 1.5

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Mortgage applications for new home purchases dipped by 15.2% year-to-year in October, according to a monthly builder survey published by the Mortgage Bankers Association this week. In September , the average mortgage loan size of new homes clocked in at $408,522, the survey found. of loan applications.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 29, 2024

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) this week released its 2023 Consumer Response Annual Report , offering an overview of consumer complaints in a variety of industries overseen by the bureau. The CFPB received about 27,900 mortgage-related complaints in 2023 and sent 23,300 (84%) of them to companies for review and response.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 4, 2023

More than 160 employees from the now-shuttered Finance of America Mortgage have landed at Go Mortgage , a Columbus, Ohio-based lender. In the coming months, more former FoA employees are expected to “trickle in” to Go Mortgage’s retail division, which will bring the total number to 200. Go Mortgage originated $753.2

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Housing Wire

MAY 4, 2021

In April, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau warned the industry of its plans to keep a much closer eye on servicers as they transition borrowers out of forbearance. According to the report, in March 2021, consumers submitted more mortgage complaints to the CFPB than in any month since April 2018. year over year. year over year.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Mortgage applications increased 1.8% 19, despite higher rates, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) survey published on Wednesday. Regarding refi activity, Kan added that “borrowers continue to lock in mortgages in anticipation of higher rates in the future.” . VA loans consisted of 10.3% in the period.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

In second-quarter 2024, high home prices and soaring mortgage rates caused more homeowners to struggle with their loan payments. But data shows a slight recovery as mortgage delinquencies fell in the third quarter. That silver lining comes from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA)’s National Delinquency Survey.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Purchase mortgage applications for new homes were down 16.2% in September compared to a year ago, according to Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) Builder Application Survey (BAS) data released on Tuesday. When looking at loans by product type, conventional loans made up 75.1% and RHS/USDA loans made up the final 0.5%.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 2, 2024

Prospective borrowers with strong credit are locking in mortgages this week at the lowest rates in more than a year, loan officers and lending executives told HousingWire on Friday. This generally matches up with data from Mortgage News Daily , which looks at marketed rates for strong credit profiles. Is it right for the client?”

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 14, 2024

The recent declines in mortgage rates have been good news for mortgage professionals and consumers alike. But the industry is not yet out of the woods, said Todd Sheinin, the Maryland-based vice president of strategy and development at Primary Residential Mortgage Inc. “As After mortgage rates peaked above 7.5%

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Adrian Gastelum, a vice president and branch manager at Nova Home Loans, recently had a prospective borrower apply for a Federal Housing Administration (FHA) mortgage. FHA guidelines require a two-year work history and allow for a gap of one month or longer in employment with a letter of explanation.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 19, 2021

Delinquency rates for mortgage loans on one-to-four-unit residential properties shrank across the board to 5.47% in the second quarter, according to a Mortgage Bankers Association survey published this week. The post Mortgage delinquencies shrink in Q2 appeared first on HousingWire.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 9, 2024

With the Federal Reserve gone AWOL on purchasing mortgage loans, mortgage rates have doubled and spreads over 10-year Treasuries are at historical highs. In late 2021, Congress renewed a 10-basis point tax on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans for another decade — not based on loan risk, but to pay for non-housing spending.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The overall national mortgage delinquency rate rose in the fourth quarter of 2022, due in part to a weaker economy and ongoing inflationary pressures. For the past 15 years, mortgage delinquencies have tracked very closely with employment conditions, Marina Walsh, MBA’s vice president of industry analysis, noted.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Mortgage applications declined 0.7% 13, driven by slight decline in refinance activity, according to data released Wednesday by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The decline in applications broke a five-week streak of increases in mortgage demand. Adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) activity remained steady at 5.3%

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Housing Wire

JULY 22, 2024

Since starting his career in the real estate industry more than five decades ago, Dave Liniger , the co-founder of RE/MAX , has seen and experienced quite a bit of change and innovation. If you look at the last 50 years of the real estate industry, the rules around residential transactions have become very complex.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 11, 2023

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) reported that the mortgage delinquency rate fell to its lowest level since it began tracking this metric 43 years ago, supporting claims the economy is on the cusp of a turnaround. The percentage of loans on which foreclosure actions were started in the second quarter fell by 3 basis points.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Mortgage applications declined 7.2% 26, reflecting a lower appetite for refinances, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) survey published on Wednesday. However, mortgage applications declined across the board in comparison to a year ago. The average loan amount increased to $414,700, the highest since February.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Mortgage applications fell 0.6% 17, with fewer borrowers looking for purchases in the lower end of the market, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) survey published on Wednesday. Compared to a year ago, mortgage applications declined across the board. of total mortgage applications, up from 63.3%

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

With mortgage rates back into the 7% range and several consecutive weeks of reduced demand , Rocket Mortgage is making what appears to be a volume play. A company spokesperson confirmed that the credit can be used for both purchases and refinances on conventional, VA and FHA loans. billion through its TPO channel.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 12, 2024

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) are a few key priorities related to the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) and its Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) program. Total loan volume projected for all MMI programs for 2025 is $237.9 Within the congressional justifications for the U.S. billion is for HECM.”

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Mortgage applications for new home purchases in November dipped 2.2% year-over-year, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association ’s builder survey published this week. In October , the average loan amount for a new home was $412,339, the survey found. “A By product type, conventional loans made up 76.3%

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

The overall critical defect rate for mortgages increased in the first quarter of 2024, ending five consecutive quarters of decline. But the increase itself was relatively modest and the share of loans with defects now stands at 1.58%, according to a report released Thursday by ACES Quality Management.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Although no person can truly predict mortgage rates for there are several factors involved; Industry forecasts predict interest rates will hover between 5.5% Heres your game plan: Check your credit: A score of 640 opens the door to FHA loans and down payment assistance programs. A Mortgage Agency.

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Housing Wire

MAY 14, 2024

With the Fed gone AWOL on purchasing mortgage loans, mortgage rates have doubled and spreads over 10-year Treasuries are at historical highs. In late 2021, Congress renewed a 10 basis point tax on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans for another decade – not based on loan risk, but to pay for non-housing spending.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 5, 2023

Direct retail lender Revolution Mortgage has scooped up two of loanDepot ‘s top LOs, accelerating its plans to expand market share despite a tough origination environment. For first-time homeowners, having the capital for a down payment is the biggest barrier, Brok said.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 16, 2024

The locations of households that have received FHA-backed mortgages have been studied far less, HUD explained. If federal homeownership assistance programs follow national trends, we would expect FHA loans to be associated with whiter and lower-poverty census tracts.”

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Housing Wire

MAY 26, 2021

After two straight weeks of increases , mortgage applications dropped 4.2% for the week ending May 21, 2021, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association ‘s weekly mortgage applications survey. of total mortgage applications from 63.3% The FHA share of total mortgage applications decreased to 9.1%

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Housing Wire

MARCH 14, 2024

Lisa Moriello, the national retail reverse mortgage sales manager at multichannel lender loanDepot , recently spoke to RMD about how business in 2024 seemed to be off to a promising start. Diving deeper into the current reverse mortgage business environment, she offered additional perspectives on multiple topics.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 6, 2022

The deadline for the mortgage industry to chime in on the Federal Housing Administration ‘s (FHA) proposed 40-year loan modification rule was at the end of May. Lunch & Learn: Should there be a 40 year mortgage? Should there be a 40 year mortgage option for all homebuyers?

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 15, 2020

from a year ago, but new home applications decreased from October, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association builder application survey. New home applications decreased 16% from October, said Joel Kan, MBA associate vice president of economic and industry forecasting. Conventional loans composed 71.8%

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

New home purchase applications in August were down year over year but rebounded after four consecutive months of declines despite higher mortgage rates, declining homebuilder sentiment and looming economic uncertainty, the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) said. Conventional loans accounted for 72.1% of loan applications.

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