Equifax: Why Mortgage Originations are Up, but Loan Portfolios are Flat
Atlanta Business Chronicle, Nov. 4, 2015
Data from the latest Equifax National Consumer Credit Trends Report show total mortgage originations rose to $1.2 trillion through the first nine months of 2015–up 63 percent over the same period a year ago. But at the same time, total mortgage and home equity balances were $8.84 trillion at the end of September–virtually flat with figures from the past 18 months.
