Category: Top National News

Inside Mortgage Finance, Dec. 3, 2021–John BancroftThe historic rally in agency residential MBS production that started from a global pandemic looks to be slowly running out of gas. Agency issuance …

UExpress, Dec. 3, 2021–Lew SichelmanIf your contract has a “time is of the essence” clause, it is a notice to both parties that failure to complete a required performance by …

Mortgage Professional America, Dec. 3, 2021–Candyd MendozaThe increase in homeownership and the steady rise in home values has driven an increase in US household wealth, particularly in middle-class households, a …

Orange County Register, Dec. 2, 2021–Jeff LazersonYou now can buy a $1,021,895 home in Los Angeles and Orange counties with as little as 5% down and still get a loan …

HousingWire, Dec. 2, 2021–Maria VolkovaHomepoint, Guaranteed Rate and UWM said that the new conforming loan limits were in effect as of Dec. 1.https://www.housingwire.com/articles/nonbanks-quick-to-implement-2022-conforming-loan-limits/

National Mortgage News, Dec. 2, 2021–Brad Finkelstein (subscription)Just a day after online lender Better.com amended a merger agreement to put cash on its balance sheet in order to expand, it …

National Mortgage Professional, Dec. 2, 2021–Katie JensenThe Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Federal Reserve Board, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency announced the 2022 threshold for exempting …

CNBC, Dec. 2, 2021–Diana OlickHundreds of thousands of homeowners remain in a tough spot. Three percent of borrowers, or 264,000 homeowners, are now delinquent on mortgages after their programs expired, …

MarketWatch, Dec. 2, 2021–Jacob PassyThere’s been a rebound in home-buying demand in recent weeks, as evidenced by mortgage application data. But first-time buyers aren’t behind the surge. The latest data …