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Mortgage rates today, August 16, 2019, plus lock recommendations
Mortgage rates today are driven by movements in financial markets worldwide. When the economy heats up, bond price drop, and rates increase. When the […]
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Personal loan or a balance transfer: Which is right for me?
A personal loan or a balance transfer credit card? You're probably thinking the answer is obvious but you might be surprised.
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Job change? You can still get mortgage-approved
Changing jobs probably won't jeopardize your mortgage approval, but switching careers might. Understand the nuance with which lenders will judge your […]
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Here’s why the yield curve inversion could lead to the lowest mortgage rates ever [CHART]
Mortgage rates are low, but they could go much lower after the August 2019 yield curve inversion. Here's why.
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Mortgage rates today, August 15, 2019, plus lock recommendations
Mortgage rates today are driven by movements in financial markets worldwide. When the economy heats up, bond price drop, and rates increase. When the […]
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Recession may be looming, but housing market remains solid: Zillow
While talks of an impending recession pick up steam, the housing market remains fairly stalwart and won't be to blame this time around, according to […]
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HUD plan to alter anti-discrimination rule called 'deeply cynical'
The agency says the "disparate impact" standard needs to be amended to align with a recent Supreme Court ruling. But consumer advocates say the […]
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1st Alliance suspends originations pending state dispute's resolution
1st Alliance has ceased lending activities following the loss of bonding in Connecticut, plus financial concerns it links to a state regulatory […]
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Citigroup branches out into non-QM MBS market
Citigroup's global markets realty arm is sponsoring a $362 million securitization of recently originated high-balance, nonagency mortgages, a change […]
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Zombie properties on the wane, down by nearly half from 2016
The share of abandoned homes by their owners continues to drop at a faster pace than the overall foreclosure rate, totaling half of what they were […]
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Wells Fargo slashes 400 jobs at MN customer service center
The beleaguered bank has pledged to eliminate at least 10,000 jobs over the course of three years
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Experian data reveals mortgage debt by the generations
In a generation tale, millennials are on the fast track to eclipse Generation X and have the highest average mortgage debt—but there’s no […]
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Mortgage balances top $9.3 trillion peak
US household debt was $1.2 trillion higher than 2008's $12.68 trillion record
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Two cities in Texas close Hispanic-white homeownership gap
Hispanic homeownership improves in the southwest but shrinks in the northeast
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Mann Mortgage employs Total Expert's marketing operating system
Loan officers can connect with customers in real-time through the MOS platform