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Borrower Analysis, 1st Lien HELOC, Ginnie eNote Products; Webcasts Approaching; NEXA/UMortgage Deal
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (220+ words) Lender and Broker Software, Products, and Services Chrisman Demo Day is a free perk for all Chrisman Marketplace members. If you're a technology or service provider and haven't joined the Marketplace yet, reach out to Jake Perkins at [email protected] to…...
Verification, Title/DSCR, Escrow Reporting, BI Asset Products; Disasters Shifting, as is FEMA; AI and Data
1+ week, 21+ hour ago (497+ words) Lender and Broker Software, Products, and Services Chrisman Demo Day is a free perk for all Chrisman Marketplace members. If you're a technology or service provider and haven't joined the Marketplace yet, reach out to Jake Perkins at [email protected] to…...
Mortgage Rates Sideways to Slightly Higher
2+ week, 16+ hour ago (310+ words) It ended up being a remarkably uneventful day for mortgage rates. Some lenders were slightly higher than yesterday. Others were roughly unchanged. The difference came down to whether the lender in question raised rates yesterday afternoon. What does this mean?...
HELOC, AI Processing Tools; STRATMOR on Subservicing; MISMO Role; RESPA Thoughts
2+ week, 21+ hour ago (1376+ words) What are folks talking about here at the Western Secondary? Small things and big things. There’s a brand-spankin’ new private MI company: Anza. (Contact Melissa Gemma with questions.) Lenders are doing interesting things to help communities: for example, here’s Fairway…...
Another Modest Drop in Mortgage Apps, But Next Week Should Bounce
2+ week, 4+ day ago (429+ words) Mortgage application activity declined for a second consecutive week as higher borrowing costs continued to weigh on both purchase and refinance demand. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) reported a 2.9% decrease in total application volume on a seasonally adjusted basis for…...
Mortgage Rates Slightly Higher Ahead of Jobs Report
2+ week, 5+ day ago (358+ words) Mortgage rates rose modestly on Thursday, with multiple lenders making mid-day adjustments in response to bond market volatility. Bonds remain highly attuned to war-related developments and the impact on oil prices which, in turn, have a bearing on inflation implications....
Modest Overnight Weakness on Oil and Corporate Issuance.
2+ week, 5+ day ago (212+ words) It's as good of a day as any to revisit our primer on corporate debt issuance given that it's having an impact on bonds today. Alphabet announced a $25bln bond offering around 7:45am ET, and yields instantly moved 2bps higher. Before that, there…...
Mortgage Rates Lowest in Over 2 Weeks
3+ week, 18+ hour ago (229+ words) Mortgage rates were a bit hesitant to follow the bond market's advice yesterday. Specifically, bonds rallied (i.e. bond prices moved higher and yields/rates moved lower). This almost always coincides with mortgage rates falling by a proportional amount. But yesterday didn't…...
Mortgage Applications Fall 6.4% as Rates Continue Upward March
3+ week, 4+ day ago (187+ words) Mortgage application activity pulled back last week as higher borrowing costs weighed on both home purchase and refinance demand. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) reported a 6.4% decrease in total application volume on a seasonally adjusted basis for the week ending…...
Regional Divide Persists as Home Price Growth Edges Higher in May
3+ week, 4+ day ago (531+ words) Home price appreciation remained modest in May, according to data from both FHFA and the S&P Cotality Case-Shiller Home Price Indices. Although both reports showed annual price growth improving slightly from April, appreciation continued to trail inflation, underscoring a…...