After hitting 2022 highs last week, a weak hiring report released Tuesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics has been helping to bring mortgage rates back down
Oct 5
Brian Brown and Tina John are tapped to fill openings created by the retirement of two top executives, Julie Booth and Angelo Vitale
Oct 4
Blue Federal Credit Union is partnering with real estate agents to find creditworthy borrowers for creative 'no-money-down' mortgage program
Oct 4
The acquisition and merger with Roscoe State Bank pave the way for the lender to provide new products, services and resources through advanced technologies
Oct 3
The nation's largest wholesale mortgage lender moves to capitalize on rule changes by mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac aimed at helping borrowers save on their closing costs
Oct 3
As lenders pivoted from refinancing to more complex purchase loan transactions, independent title insurers saw premiums written drop by 18.4% from a year ago
Sep 30
Williston Financial Group subsidiary Williston Enterprise Solutions and Technology establishes an independent identity for MyHome collaboration platform it launched in 2015
Sep 30
Former JP Morgan Chase Director Priscilla Almodovar leads Enterprise Community Partners, which has business ties to the mortgage giant
Sep 29
As lenders pivot to serve homebuyers, RE/MAX franchisor's 'mortgage brokerage-in-a-box' also makes separate list of top franchise opportunities for Black entrepreneurs
Sep 29
American Bancshares is among the first lenders to make the most of the new integration with BeSmartee to provide digital closing documents and collect eSignatures
Sep 29
With backing from Canadian software giant Constellation Real Estate Group, Constellation Mortgage Solutions will debut its new NOVA loan origination solution at MBA annual conference
Sep 28
Median home sale prices exceed the house-buying power of would-be buyers in 19 of 50 markets, according to data released Tuesday by First American Financial Corp.
Sep 28
Rates for borrowers with credit scores below 680 making down payments of less than 20 percent climbed past 7% on Monday, according to Optimal Blue
Sep 28
'Strategic partnership' is a win for mortgage tech and title insurance provider Blend, which has cut its workforce by about 25% this year and racked up an accumulated $995M deficit
Sep 27
Investors who fund mortgages are demanding unusually high premiums in comparison to government bonds, out of fears the loans they make now could quickly be refinanced if rates drop
Sep 27
Investors fear ongoing moves by the Fed and other central banks to raise short-term interest rates to fight inflation could ultimately lead to a recession
Sep 23
Lender expands Spanish language access program launched in April to include disclosures that describe loan terms and fees
Sep 23
Fed Chair Jerome Powell says policymakers are not ready to start selling off Treasurys and mortgage debt to accelerate trimming of $9T balance sheet
Sep 21
Even though the economy is probably headed for a recession next year, the Fed is seen as having a ways to go before inflation is under control
Sep 21
Rising demand for purchase loans and refinancing as rates climb to new highs underscores volatility, with Fed expected to continue rate hikes, according to the MBA's latest survey
Sep 21