Mortgage Applications Bounce Back in MBA Weekly Survey

Mortgage applications increased from one week earlier as key interest rates held steady, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported this morning in its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending June 5.

CoreLogic: Delinquencies Stay Low Despite Pandemic Impact

CoreLogic, Irvine, Calif., said its analysis of March mortgage delinquencies and foreclosures found despite the early impact of the coronavirus pandemic, delinquencies remained relatively low.

Mark P. Dangelo: The Demise of the Contact Banker

Banking was a “contact” industry—prior to the Great Recession. With the loss of 12,000 branches in the past decade and consumers now doing over 90% of their transactions digitally, public health implications and social unrest, if sustained, may be the catalysts for closing many more branches by 2022.

MBA Education Path to Diversity Scholar Profile: Malik Wilkes

(One of a continuing series of profiles of participants in the MBA Education Path to Diversity (P2D) Scholarship Program, which enables employees from diverse backgrounds to advance their professional growth and career development.)

Industry Briefs June 10, 2020

HUD issued a news release this month marking National Homeownership Month, recognizing the importance of homeownership and its impact upon the lives of American families, local neighborhoods and the national economy.

Commercial/Multifamily Briefs June 11, 2020

Eastern Union, New York, hired 75 new brokers for its new quarter-point fee for refinancing multifamily properties backed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac.

Clint Salisbury: For eClosing Success, Fine Tune Implementation

Our industry’s reliance on technology is deepening every day as never-before-experienced demands emerge. For example, in a world that demands distance, the ability to perform an eClosing has evolved from nice-to-have to “essential worker” status. Lenders entering this uncharted territory may find setting internal and external eClosing protocols daunting. Whether you adopt a hybrid process or go fully digital, there are best practices consistent for each option that can ensure your successful eClosing implementation.