Orange County Register, Sept. 26, 2025-Jeff LazersonIf you want to make your home purchase just a little more affordable, focus on the transaction costs. You may not be able to …
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Borrowing Costs are Falling—Why Aren’t Mortgage Rates?
CNBC, Sept. 26 2025-Mike WintersThe Federal Reserve recently lowered its benchmark rate for the first time this year, and mortgage costs briefly dipped in anticipation. But the reprieve didn’t last–30-year …
Fire Victims Get One Year of Mortgage Relief Under New Law
Los Angeles Times, Sept. 26, 2025-Laurence Darmiento Legislation that allows California victims of the Jan. 7 fire storms to receive up to a year of mortgage relief was signed by …
Ginnie Servicing Share Hits Record in Second Quarter
Inside Mortgage Finance, September 26, 2025-Brandon Ivey Since mid-2022, the agency has been gaining servicing share with lenders turning to FHA mortgages and loans through the Department of Veterans Affairs. …
Fed’s Bowman Says Regulators to Unveil Basel Capital Rule Redo by Early 2026
Reuters, September 25, 2025–Pete Schroeder The Federal Reserve’s top regulatory official said Thursday that bank agencies are poised to unveil a more industry-friendly version of contentious capital rules known as …
The August Home Sales Mystery: Top Analyst Says ‘Implausible’ Housing Market Data ‘Defies Credulity’
Fortune magazine, Sept. 25, 2025-Nick Lichtenberg The U.S. housing market has delivered plenty of surprises in recent years, but few as puzzling as the data released for August. Click here …
Housing Prices are Causing Some People to Have Smaller Families Than Planned
NPR, September 25, 2025-Laurel Wamsley For Ava Rimal, the options became clear: She and her husband could have a second kid or move to a bigger house in a more …
Youthful Cities to Benefit More by Falling Mortgage Rates
National Mortgage News, September 25, 2025-Colin McNamara Cities with younger, more mobile populations are set to benefit more from sinking mortgage rates, a new Realtor.com report found. Click here for …
HPPA Explained: What “Trigger Lead” Limits Mean for the Mortgage Industry
RegFi Podcast, Sept. 25, 2025-Jerry Buckley, Sasha Leonhardt The Mortgage Bankers Association’s Justin Wiseman, George Rogers and Rachel Kelley join RegFi co-hosts Jerry Buckley and Sasha Leonhardt to discuss the …
US New Home Sales Jump to More Than 3-1/2-Year High; Economists Dismiss Rise as a Fluke
Reuters, Sept. 24, 2025-Lucia Mutikani Sales of new U.S. single-family homes surged to the highest level in more than 3-1/2 years in August, but that likely exaggerates the housing market’s …
