The residential mortgage lender and servicer has revived its IPO plans with a blank filing, making it the first mortgage company to announce plans to go public in 2021.
Read More »FHFA: Potential Changes for Appraisal Process
The agency has requested comment, and administrators say the feedback will inform how they will "modernize appraisals to improve both loan quality and the origination process."
Read More »Mortgage Rates Continue to Drop, Causing ‘Buying Frenzy’
Mortgage rates have continued to drop for several months, contributing to a red-hot housing market with buyers hoping to take advantage of the low rates. A recent survey ...
Read More »More Prospective Buyers Battle for Homes
It was a competitive November in the housing market—a new data report from Redfin found 53.6% of home offers written by the Seattle-headquartered brokerage’s agents nationwide were involved in ...
Read More »FHA Loans Are Gaining Popularity Among Millennial Homebuyers
Interest rates on FHA loans hit new lows in October, which is driving millennials to pursue homeownership with the helped of government-backed financing. Ellie Mae’s latest Millennial Tracker ...
Read More »Mortgage Industry Leaders Discuss Leveraging Tech, Tools, and People
The latest addition to the MReport Webinar Series, “Leveraging Tech, Tools & People: Finding Balance in Capacity Management,” went live today and featured insights from three mortgage industry ...
Read More »Status Updates From Fannie and Freddie
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac released monthly summary reports covering October. The reports contain information about the GSEs' monthly and year-to-date activities related to gross mortgage portfolios; mortgage-backed ...
Read More »Interfirst Mortgage Names Three Executive Hires
Interfirst Mortgage Company named a new VP of Wholesale Operations, VP of Retail Operations, and VP of Underwriting.
Read More »How Lenders and Consumers Are Going Digital
Liz Pagel, TransUnion’s SVP of Consumer Lending, answers questions about the pandemic's impact on consumer needs and how lenders are adapting to the new digital reality.
Read More »Mortgage Rates Reach All-Time Low
Even as businesses begin to reopen, the unemployment rate remains a cause for concern among economists. That makes for much fiscal uncertainty. But despite weakness in the labor ...
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