On Friday, February 9, MountainView Financial Solutions presented its monthly mortgage servicing rights (MSR) seminar, featuring Tim Rood, Chairman of The Collingwood Group, LLC. Rood presented a webinar ...
Read More »Housing Affordability Remains Steady in Q4 2017
A new report finds that Americans' ability to afford homes where they live and work hasn't moved much since last year. Whether that's going to stay true, though, is anyone's guess.
Read More »Refis Heated Up in Q4 2017
When it came to their mortgages in the last quarter of 2017, a bevy of millennials jumped on the refi bandwagon. As a result, refinances reclaimed their popularity ...
Read More »Mortgage Credit Availability Increased in January
Mortgage credit availability increased by 2.1 percent to 182.9 points in January according to the Mortgage Credit Availability Index (MCAI) data released on Tuesday. The MCAI, a report ...
Read More »Home Point Financial Announces Executive Team Additions
Home Point Financial Corporation (Home Point), a national, multi-channel mortgage originator and servicer recently announced that it has named Richard Bradfield as Enterprise CFO (ECFO) and Bill Shuler as ...
Read More »Rising Rates Might Lead to Increase in Defect Risk
Mortgage rates are rising and are likely to influence the risk of defect, fraud, and misrepresentation in mortgage loan application according to the First American Loan Application Index ...
Read More »Mortgage Rates Continue Upward Trend
The expectation on future hikes by the Federal Reserve as well as increased borrowing by the U.S. Treasury drove mortgage interests up according to the Primary Mortgage Market ...
Read More »Rising Interest Rates See Mortgage Applications Decline
A rise in mortgage interest rates saw mortgage applications decrease 2.6 percent from one week earlier, according to data from MBA Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey released on Wednesday. ...
Read More »What’s Keeping Manufactured Housing In the Shadows?
A recent study of the manufactured housing sector by the Urban Institute has pointed to three main reasons—restrictive zoning, unavailable finance, and lower appreciation—that are keeping the manufactured ...
Read More »Northpointe Bank Appoints Derek DeLange as VP, Loan Systems
Northpointe Bank has announced the appointment of Derek DeLange as VP of Loan Systems. In his new role, DeLange will be is responsible for maximizing the efficiency and ...
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