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- Fed Minutes Point to Continued, Gradual Interest-Rate Increases
- Federal Reserve officials are debating whether they will need to raise interest rates to levels sufficient to slow down a fast-growing economy to prevent it from overheating, minutes of the central bank's last policy meeting show. learn more
- Wells Fargo, Bank of America Reveal True Impact of Digital Mortgages
- Both Wells Fargo and Bank of America rolled out digital mortgage applications this year, and the megabanks revealed Tuesday at the MBA Annual Convention just how much the programs are already being utilized by mortgage applicants. learn more
- Mortgage Rates Soar, Could Sink in Next Report
- An expected surge in mortgage rates came to fruition this week. learn more
- Mortgage Rates Jump Past 5%, Signaling More Home Price Cuts Ahead
- Millennials are in their prime homebuying years, and they're used to cheap credit. learn more
- Mortgage Lending Standard Tightened Last Month Reports MBA
- Lending standards for conventional mortgage loans eased in September but were offset by tighter standards in government-backed loans. learn more
- Should You Buy or Rent a Home? It Depends on the Math
- Is renting a better move than buying? learn more
- More Americans Lying on Mortgage Applications
- As many as one in 109 mortgage applications had indications of fraud in the second quarter, according to a new study from CoreLogic. learn more
- Lawmakers Urge Fed to Follow Through on Reg Relief for Midsize Banks
- Nearly 30 House Republicans are calling on the Federal Reserve Board to use new authority to relieve all banks with less than $250 billion of assets from enhanced supervision that was established after the crisis. learn more
- Caution: Potential Inverted Yield Curve Ahead
- This week's Federal Reserve Board meeting is once again shining a spotlight on rising interest rates and what has remained a stubbornly flat yield curve. learn more
- The Key Bond Rate That Affects Mortgages Looks Ready to Break Higher
- The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield briefly touched a high yield of just over 3.113 percent Tuesday morning, just as the Fed began it two-day meeting. learn more
- 2018 Mortgage Origination Outlook Cut Due to Refis
- An improved outlook for home purchase financing this year was wiped out by a big drop in expected refinancings learn more
- Weekly Mortgage Applications Rise 1.6% as Interest Rates Hit a 7-Year High
- Total mortgage application volume increased 1.6 percent last week compared with the previous week, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported. learn more
- 1st Mortgages Outstanding Nearing All-Time High
- Equifax said the nation's latest book of first mortgages stands not far from the record established in 2008, when there were $9.04 trillion in first-lien loans in place. learn more
- Mortgage Rates Reach Highs Not Seen Since Early August
- Freddie Mac said the 30-year fixed-rate average climbed to 4.6 percent with an average 0.5 point. It was 4.54 percent a week ago and 3.78 percent a year ago. (MBA mention) learn more
- Weekly Refinance Demand Plummets as Mortgage Rates Hit a 5-Week High
- Mortgage application volume fell 1.8 percent for the week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's seasonally adjusted report. learn more
- Mortgage Credit Tightens in August
- Mortgage credit tightened marginally in August for the first time in four months, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported. learn more
- House Republicans Unveil Plan to Make Individuals' Tax Cuts Permanent
- House Republicans have introduced legislation to lock in cuts to individual tax rates beyond 2025, a proposal that will have trouble advancing in the Senate but which sends a signal about GOP priorities ahead of competitive midterm elections. learn more
- Mortgage Biz Off 4 Wks in Row Despite Purchase Bump
- New mortgage business retreated for the fourth consecutive week, with the holiday dragging down the latest seven-day period. according to the Mortgage Daily U.S. Mortgage Market Index. learn more
- CFPB Posts Rule Explaining how HMDA Exemptions Will Work
- The reg relief law, signed in May, exempts roughly 85% of banks and credit unions from reporting the expanded Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data points introduced for the 2018 reporting year. learn more
Legislative Issues Preview Guide- This publication provides a comprehensive summary of banking issues expected to be debated by the state legislature in its upcoming session. learn more
- Legislative Issues Preview Guide
- This publication provides a comprehensive summary of banking issues expected to be debated by the state legislature in its upcoming session. learn more
- Legislative Issues Preview Guide
- This publication provides a comprehensive summary of banking issues expected to be debated by the state legislature in its upcoming session. learn more
- Legislative Issues Preview Guide
- This publication provides a comprehensive summary of banking issues expected to be debated by the state legislature in its upcoming session. learn more
- Legislative Issues Preview Guide
- This publication provides a comprehensive summary of banking issues expected to be debated by the state legislature in its upcoming session. learn more
- Legislative Issues Preview Guide
- This publication provides a comprehensive summary of banking issues expected to be debated by the state legislature in its upcoming session. learn more
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