Low-to-moderate income consumers have traditionally been overlooked in the mortgage market and trail non-LMI consumers in terms of homeownership. A new study from TransUnion, Chicago, suggests closing this gap could yield mortgage lenders as much as ~$300 billion in refinance and purchase originations.
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TransUnion: Healthy Consumer Credit Market Drives Return to Lending
TransUnion, Chicago, said the financial services industry is rebounding strongly from the early impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, with auto, credit card, mortgage and personal loan industries exhibited renewed signs of strength at the mid-point of 2021.
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TransUnion: Consumer Credit Performance Improving, Demand Increasing
TransUnion, Chicago, said despite shockwaves felt from the COVID-19 pandemic, the consumer credit market is strongly positioned as many parts of the country prepare to enter new phases of re-opening this summer.
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Housing Market Roundup
Here’s a quick-hit summary of several housing and housing finance reports released over the past several days:
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TransUnion: Popularity of 15-, 20-Year Mortgages Continues to Grow
TransUnion, Chicago, said as low interest rates drive refinance activity, short-term loans—i.e., 15-year and 20-year mortgages—continue to increase in popularity, a trend that played out in the third quarter.
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TransUnion: Consumer Credit Market Withstands Coronavirus Challenges
TransUnion, Chicago, reported the total percentage of accounts in “financial hardship” status dropped during July for mortgages, auto loans, credit cards and personal loans – marking the first such decrease since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Housing Finance Roundup
This week has produced more housing finance reports than you can shake a stick at. Here’s a roundup and summary of what’s happening of reports from Ellie Mae; ATTOM Data Solutions; Redfin; Radian Inc.; TransUnion; Black Knight; Zillow; and PayNearMe.
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Consumers Poised for Continued Strong Credit Activity
TransUnion, Chicago, said its quarterly Industry Insights Report points to several factors that portend good things for retailers this holiday season.
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TransUnion: Housing Market to Get Boost as First-Time Homebuyers Rise
The recovering housing market may soon receive a bigger boost, said TransUnion, Chicago. Its analysis projects at least 8.3 million first-time homebuyers to enter the mortgage market between 2020 and 2022.