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Ellie Mae, Pleasanton, Calif., said refinance activity reached a record high in March for millennial borrowers as interest rates plummeted.

(One in a continuing series of profiles of Premier Members of the Mortgage Bankers Association.)

ATTOM Data Solutions, Irvine, Calif., said data gathered before the impact of the coronavirus pandemic showed equity-rich American homeowners dipped slightly in the first quarter, even as the share of seriously underwater homeowners edged up.

(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.)

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Mortgage applications edged up slightly from a week earlier as the 30-year fixed interest rate fell to another record low, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported in its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending May 1.