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- Bankers Don’t See Economy Recovering Anytime Soon
- More than a third fear the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic could drag into 2022 or later, and they are most worried about commercial real estate loans, according to a Promontory Interfinancial Network survey. learn more
- Fed Inflation Plan Could End Rock-Bottom Mortgage Rates
- The Federal Reserve is considering abandoning its longtime strategy of using its benchmark rate to pre-emptively prevent inflation from rising above its 2% target. learn more
- Home Prices See Strong June Bounce, But Economists Warn it Likely Won’t Last
- Home prices increased by 4.9% annually in June, a much greater gain than the 4.1% annual rise in May, according to CoreLogic. learn more
- Mortgage Rates Just Fell to Another Record Low, And Experts Think They’ll Fall Even More
- How low can they go? learn more
- Will GOP Plan to Slash Unemployment Trigger Wave of Loan Defaults?
- “It is something we’ve been concerned about,” said Bill Kilmer, senior vice president for legislative and political affairs at the Mortgage Bankers Association. learn more
- Republican Stimulus Package May Come With a Benefit for Big Banks
- The chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, is preparing to relax capital requirements imposed in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. learn more
- Mortgage Rates Just Hit Another Record Low, And Here’s How Much Lower They Can Go
- refinance volume has been incredibly strong this year, with applications last week up 122% annually, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. learn more
- Millions of Americans Have their Mortgages in Forbearance Programs–Here’s Why Those Using Private Lenders May Face Bigger Challenges
- Nearly four months after banks and federal agencies started offering a number of assistance programs aimed at giving Americans a break on their mortgages, about 4.1 million homeowners remain in forbearance plans. learn more
- COVID Housing Update: Forbearance Options Going Forward
- No one knows exactly how many borrowers will find themselves in deep trouble when their government-mandated forbearance plans end Aug. 31. learn more
- Homebuyer Mortgage Demand Spikes 33% as Rates Set Another Record Low
- Mortgage applications to purchase a home rose 5% for the week and were a remarkable 33% higher than a year ago, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s index. learn more
- Mortgage Rates Reach Record Lows – Is Now The Right Time To Buy A House?
- On the plus side, house prices have held steady and even increased slightly in the face of the economic shutdown that followed the pandemic. learn more
- Foreclosure Threat Grows as COVID-19 Surges, Fed Says
- The danger of mortgage forbearances turning into foreclosures is rising as COVID-19 infections surge in the U.S., according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. learn more
- Mortgage Rates Just Hit a New Low Again
- With remarkable regularity, each new month seems to send the 30-year fixed-mortgage rate down to a historic low. learn more
- As the Fed’s Powell Sounds Alarm, Mortgage Rates Tank Below 3%
- In two days of testimony to Congress this week — including an appearance on Tuesday in which he wore a mask and had a pump-bottle of hand sanitizer nearby — the leader of America’s central bank said the economy faces an “extraordinarily uncertain” recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. learn more
- After Ruling, Stage Set for New Battles over CFPB’s Future
- The Supreme Court threw out a key statutory provision concerning the agency’s leadership structure, but the presidential election and possible legislative reforms could bring about more changes to the embattled bureau. learn more
- Mortgage Rates Remain at Historic Lows
- The rate for the popular 30-year mortgage remained at a record for a second week, according to data released Thursday by Freddie Mac, as the economy continued to grapple with the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. learn more
- Mortgage Lending Will Surge to a 14-Year High, MBA Says
- Combined lending for home purchases and mortgage refinancings probably will total $2.65 trillion this year, the most since the $2.74 trillion seen 14 years ago, as low rates spur demand, according to Michael Fratantoni, chief economist of the Mortgage Bankers Association. learn more
- Virus-Impacted Borrowers Missing Out on Today’s Record-Low Rates
- Rates for a 30-year fixed mortgage just fell to all-time lows. learn more
- America’s Housing Market is Showing the First Signs of Trouble Because of the Coronavirus Pandemic
- Sellers appear to be holding off on listing their homes for sale in anticipation of less buyer traffic during the normally busy spring home-buying season. learn more
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