Wall Street Journal, Sept. 10, 2026-Veronica Dagher Lenders can now consult two different credit-scoring models and pick the one that results in the lower rate Click here for more (subscription)
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Rising Insurance Costs Complicate Mortgage Qualification
National Mortgage Professional, Sept. 11, 2026-Czarinna Andres The average mortgage holder with a single-family home paid $209 a month for property insurance, up 8.7% from a year earlier and nearly …
Mortgage Rates Reach 15-Month Highs as Treasury Yields Keep Climbing
Scotsman Guide, September 11, 2026-Luke Baynes Mortgage rates continued their upward trudge this week, with the 30-year fixed rate reaching a year-to-date weekly high of 6.76%, Freddie Mac reported Thursday. …
US 10-Year Borrowing Costs Pull Back From 5% in Reprieve for Bessent
Reuters, Sept. 11, 2026-Ankur Banerjee, Amanda Cooper, Dhara Ranasinghe and Colin Barr The global bond rout took a breather on Friday after a widely anticipated U.S. inflation report met economist …
Existing Home Sales Slip to 3.98 Million in August as Rates Take a Bite
HousingWire, Sept. 10, 2026-Brooklee Han Existing home sales fell 2% month over month in August to a seasonally adjusted annual sales pace of 3.98 million, according to data released Thursday …
FHFA Studies Credit-Report Changes To Cut Mortgage Costs
National Mortgage Professional, Sept. 10, 2026-Czarinna Andres The Federal Housing Finance Agency is studying the use of a single credit report during the mortgage process, although it remains unclear whether …
How to Protect Your Assets Ahead of Fed Interest Rate Hikes
Orange County Register, Sept. 10, 2026-Jeff Lazerson I bet the Federal Reserve is going to raise its short-term interest rates by one-quarter percent on Sept. 16 after the upcoming Federal …
Non-QM Captures More Than 11% Of Mortgage Lock Volume
National Mortgage Professional, Sept. 9, 2026-Czarinna Andres Loans classified by Optimal Blue as Non-QM or “Expanded Guidelines” captured 11.3% of mortgage rate-lock volume in August, reaching the highest level shown …
Mortgage Demand Weakens as Rates Hit Highest Level in 15 Months
Scotsman Guide, September 09, 2026-Ryan Kingsley Mortgage rates that rose to their highest level since last June pushed mortgage demand lower across the board last week, the Mortgage Bankers Association …
In These Cities, Housing and Childcare Eat up the Vast Majority of Household Income
Marketplace.org, Sept. 9, 2026-Caleigh WellsThe least affordable metro areas in the country for working families with kids are Los Angeles and New York City, where the median cost of childcare …