Mortgage servicer refinance retention rose to a 3.5-year high in the third quarter as falling interest rates encouraged homeowners to reduce monthly payments for lower returns than in past cycles.
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ICE First Look: Delinquencies Up; Foreclosure Activity Slowly Trending Higher
The national mortgage delinquency rate rose in August–largely driven by a calendar anomaly–while foreclosure activity continued its slow upward trend, ICE Mortgage Technology reported.
ICE Mortgage Monitor: Property Insurance Costs Continue to Grow
ICE Mortgage Technology, Atlanta, released its ICE Mortgage Monitor Report, highlighting a continued surge in property insurance costs.
ICE First Look: Delinquencies Ease in July; Foreclosure Activity Edges Higher
U.S. mortgage performance remains remarkably strong compared to pre-pandemic norms, marked by delinquencies declining on an annual basis, according to ICE Mortgage Technology, Atlanta.
ICE Mortgage Monitor: Originations Hit Highest Quarterly Volume Since 2022
ICE Mortgage Technology, Atlanta, released its latest Mortgage Monitor report, finding that mortgage originations saw their highest quarterly volume in Q2 since 2022.
ICE Mortgage Monitor Finds Some Early Signs of Stress for Homeowners
ICE Mortgage Technology, Atlanta, released its July 2025 Mortgage Monitor report, finding that there are early signs of financial stress emerging among subsets of homeowners.
ICE Mortgage Monitor: Record Levels of Home Equity, Falling Rates Drive Highest HELOC Withdraws Since 2008
U.S. mortgage holders carried a record $17.6 trillion in home equity entering the second quarter–with $11.5 trillion considered “tappable”–according to ICE Mortgage Technology, Atlanta.
ICE: 2024 Saw Softest Home Price Growth in Years; Mortgage Delinquencies Trending Higher
Home prices ended the year on an up note, but 2024 was the softest year for home price growth in more than a decade, according to Intercontinental Exchange.
ICE: September, October See Refinance Surge
Intercontinental Exchange Inc., Atlanta, released its Mortgage Monitor, finding that more than 300,000 refinances closed in September and October–the most in 2.5 years.
ICE Mortgage Monitor: Share of Mortgages Above 5% Interest Rate Creeps Up
Intercontinental Exchange, Atlanta, released its latest mortgage monitor with May’s data. Among other findings, 24% of mortgage holders had interest rates of 5% or higher, up from just 10% in 2022.