Good morning! Welcome to Month Four of the Coronapocalypse. This afternoon, the Mortgage Bankers Association releases its weekly Forbearance & Call Volume Report at 4:00 p.m. ET; MBA NewsLink will provide a special afternoon issue with the results.
Tag: MBA Mortgage Credit Availability Index
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(#MBA Live) Housing, Mortgage Markets Show Resiliency, Agility
With all that has hit the mortgage industry over the past several months, Mortgage Bankers Association Chief Economist Mike Fratantoni has a positive message for mortgage lenders and servicers: “It seems like the industry has done a fantastic job of finding solutions in this crazy environment,” Fratantoni said yesterday during MBA Live: Technology Solutions Conference.
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Mortgage Credit Availability Falls to 6-Year Low
Mortgage credit availability fell sharply in April for the second straight month, to a six-year low, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported Thursday.
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Mortgage Credit Availability Falls to 6-Year Low
Mortgage credit availability fell sharply in April for the second straight month, to a six-year low, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported this morning.
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Homebuyers Confront Credit Crunch as Coronavirus Puts Lenders on Edge
Nearly half of all Americans financed their home purchases with down payments of less than 20% last year, according to a new analysis by Redfin, Seattle.
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March Mortgage Credit Availability Falls to 5-Year Low
Mortgage credit availability decreased in March to its lowest level since June 2015, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s monthly Mortgage Credit Availability Index.
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March Mortgage Credit Availability Falls to 5-Year Low
Mortgage credit availability decreased in March to its lowest level since June 2015, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s monthly Mortgage Credit Availability Index.
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The Week Ahead
And here we are, back for another week from the safety of our home cubicles.
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February Mortgage Credit Availability Dips
Mortgage credit availability decreased in February, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Mortgage Credit Availability Index.
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February Mortgage Credit Availability Dips
Mortgage credit availability decreased in February, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Mortgage Credit Availability Index.