Category: News and Trends

It appears that borrowers realize the refinance train is leaving the station.

A new Urban Institute paper says too many homeowners lack flood insurance; but those who do have flood insurance often buy it voluntarily-not because it was required by their mortgage lender.

The latest state dinged with an “overvalued” housing market is among the least-populated in the entire country: Idaho.

WASHINGTON, D.C.–It’s an extraordinary environment in the Nation’s Capital right now (let’s just leave it at that). But behind the scenes, and in the halls of regulatory agencies and Congress, says Mortgage Bankers Association President and CEO Robert Broeksmit, CMB, the real estate finance industry’s efforts are starting to bear fruit.

WASHINGTON, D.C.–HUD General Counsel J. Paul Compton Jr. said his first job is to “make sure the trains run on time.” But he also noted that the department is committed to smoothing out bumps, including regulatory hurdles that inhibit lenders’ ability to serve customers effectively.

WASHINGTON, D.C.–It’s an extraordinary environment in the Nation’s Capital right now (let’s just leave it at that). But behind the scenes, and in the halls of regulatory agencies and Congress, says Mortgage Bankers Association President and CEO Robert Broeksmit, CMB, the real estate finance industry’s efforts are starting to bear fruit.

WASHINGTON, D.C.–HUD General Counsel J. Paul Compton Jr. said his first job is to “make sure the trains run on time.” But he also noted that the department is committed to smoothing out bumps, including regulatory hurdles that inhibit lenders’ ability to serve customers effectively.

WASHINGTON, D.C.–It’s an extraordinary environment in the Nation’s Capital right now (let’s just leave it at that). But behind the scenes, and in the halls of regulatory agencies and Congress, says Mortgage Bankers Association President and CEO Robert Broeksmit, CMB, the real estate finance industry’s efforts are starting to bear fruit.

WASHINGTON, D.C.–HUD General Counsel J. Paul Compton Jr. said his first job is to “make sure the trains run on time.” But he also noted that the department is committed to smoothing out bumps, including regulatory hurdles that inhibit lenders’ ability to serve customers effectively.

Quicken Loans, Detroit, said its National Home Price Perception Index showed perceptions between appraised values and homeowner estimates remained close and held steady in August.