As COVID-19 continues to affect the mortgage industry, lenders are realizing that conducting business as usual may not be possible or plausible. For a lender’s growth to reach new and different heights in 2020, new and different business practices, such as working with a hedge advisory firm, are required.
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Record Share of Homebuyers Make Sight-Unseen Offers
Redfin, Seattle, said nearly half (45%) of people who bought a home in the past year made an offer on a property that they hadn’t seen in person, the highest share since at least 2015.
Initial Claims Rise for 2nd Straight Week
After improving—relatively speaking—through most of the spring, initial claims backslid for the second consecutive week, the Labor Department reported yesterday.
2nd Quarter GDP Takes One to the Chin
We were warned that second quarter gross domestic product data was going to be bad. Even so, the numbers that came out yesterday were off the charts–literally.
MBA, Trade Groups Ask Congress to Extend Troubled Debt Restructurings Relief Period
The Mortgage Bankers Association and a half-dozen other industry trade groups this week asked Congress to extend the “covered period” under the Troubled Debt Restructurings relief under section 4013 of the CARES Act.
Fed: No Change in Policy Anytime Soon
The Federal Open Market Committee yesterday said ongoing concerns about the coronavirus and the resulting economic stall means it will hold fast on its current policies.
Christopher Bennett: 2020’s Unprecedented Growth Requires Counterintuitive Thinking
As COVID-19 continues to affect the mortgage industry, lenders are realizing that conducting business as usual may not be possible or plausible. For a lender’s growth to reach new and different heights in 2020, new and different business practices, such as working with a hedge advisory firm, are required.
The CMBS Market During the Pandemic: A Conversation with Moody’s Investors Service
MBA NewsLink interviewed Keith Banhazl, Victor Calanog and Nick Levidy from Moody’s, New York.
Chris Lewis: 3 Steps You Should Take Now to Get Ready for RON
Many of the industry’s efficiency experts have long argued that a digital mortgage can save all parties time and money. In the past, however, there were too many downstream issues that blocked the process from full-scale adoption. But with shelter in place, safer at home and social distancing all coming into play, the pandemic has led to a renewed push to get a completely digital mortgage as the new way to close all your loans.
Mortgage Applications Decrease in MBA Weekly Survey
Mortgage applications fell for the first time in four weeks, albeit slightly, as the 30-year fixed rate held at a record low, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported this morning in its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending July 24.