BREAKING NEWS
Applications Fall for 2nd Straight Week in MBA Survey
Mortgage applications fell for the second consecutive week—although steady interest rates sparked a slight uptick in refinancing activity, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported Wednesday in its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending Dec. 17.
The Federal Housing Finance Agency announced final determinations for Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac performance on their 2020 housing goals, saying Freddie Mac failed to meet a key goal.
CoreLogic, Irvine, Calif., said single-family rent growth reached 10.9 percent year-over-year in October, up more than three-fold from 3.2 percent a year ago.
Despite dire warnings about climate change, the poster boy of coastal cities--Miami--remains the most popular U.S. migration destination for the fourth consecutive month, said Redfin, Seattle.
The nomination period for the MBA NewsLink 2022 Tech All-Star Awards is underway with a new, simplified entry form. Nominations will be accepted through Friday, Jan. 21.
HomeBinder, Boston, announced a partnership with Boston-based Own Up to support homeowners who receive HomeBinder from a non-mortgage industry business, such as a home inspector or insurance agent.
San Francisco-based real estate firm Hamilton Zanze acquired the 190-unit 5 Points Northshore Apartments in Chattanooga, Tenn.
MBA Senior Vice President of Legislative and Political Affairs Bill Killmer and MBA Associate Vice President of Legislative Affairs Tallman Johnson were named to The Hill’s annual list of “Top Lobbyists” for 2021.
For c-levels, the unknowns of 2022 represent a nightmarish Christmas Carol outcome. From technologies to personnel to regulatory compliance to political alignments to non-traditional competition to comprehensively unique business models, the sustainability challenges for financial services firms have never been greater.
Thomas (Tom) Price is President of Incenter Insurance Solutions, Fort Washington, Pa.
In this ongoing article series, we report on mortgage and credit union vendor marketplace events and trends, and we then share our viewpoints. Today we delve into the bevy of activity surrounding vendor mergers and acquisitions
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s Servicing Solutions Conference & Expo 2022 takes place Feb. 22-25 at the Hyatt Regency Orlando.
