U.S. consumers continue to be negatively impacted one year since the onset of COVID-19, although TransUnion, Chicago, reported positive signs in its latest Consumer Pulse study.
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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:
TransUnion: Percentage of Consumers with Financial Accommodations Remains Elevated
TransUnion, Chicago, said its latest Financial Services Monthly Industry Snapshot Report shows 2.87% of accounts in the auto, credit card, mortgage or unsecured personal loan industries remained in some form of financial hardship status at the end of December.
Housing Market Roundup
So much news, so little time and space. The end of the year seems to bring out the volume in housing market reports, so here are a couple paragraphs each on some of the latest reports to come across our desks:
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.
Industry Briefs Nov. 5, 2020
Top of Mind Networks, Atlanta, a provider in customer relationship management and marketing automation software for the mortgage lending industry, announced its integration with digital mortgage point-of-sale platform Floify, Boulder, Colo.
Industry Briefs Oct. 23, 2020
Black Knight Inc., Jacksonville, Fla., launched a Customer Service platform that provides an enhanced customer service experience for both customer service representatives and consumers.
Consumers Resilient Despite Broader Economic Challenges
Serious delinquency rates in August improved once more across all consumer credit segments even as the number of people in accommodation programs dropped for the second consecutive month, reported TransUnion, Chicago.
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.
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.