Fannie Mae: Explore eClosing Scenarios

Did you know electronic closings can occur in different ways? Take a closer look at two digital closing scenarios: hybrid and full eClosing with remote online notarization (RON).

Mortgage Applications Increase in MBA Weekly Survey

Mortgage applications increased for the first time in three weeks as key mortgage rates fell to yet another record low, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported this morning in its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending July 3.

CoreLogic: Summer Home Price Cooldown on the Way

CoreLogic, Irvine, Calif., said home prices rose strongly in May, but warned that the effects of the coronavirus and subsequent economic downturn could send home price tumbling over the summer.

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“The improvement in the forbearance data was broad-based, with declines for both GSE and Ginnie Mae loans. The decrease in new forbearance requests indicates that further declines are likely in the weeks ahead.”
–MBA Chief Economist Mike Fratantoni.

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“The improvement in the forbearance data was broad-based, with declines for both GSE and Ginnie Mae loans. The decrease in new forbearance requests indicates that further declines are likely in the weeks ahead.”
–MBA Chief Economist Mike Fratantoni.

Former MBA Treasurer Daniel Mulvihill Passes Away

Daniel F. Mulvihill, Chairman Emeritus of Pacific Southwest Mortgage, San Diego, and former Treasurer of the Mortgage Bankers Association whose pioneering work with MBA helped make the annual CREF Convention & Expo one of the industry’s major commercial real estate conferences, died on July 1. He was 93.