Mortgage rates, while down over the past two weeks, have trended higher since the election of President-elect Donald Trump. In December, the Federal Reserve made its first and last […]
Credit managers continue to believe credit defaults will increase over the next 12 months, although the overall sentiment is improving, according to the latest quarterly survey […]
Commercial real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield predicts that, despite a turbulent 2016, the American economy will perform well under the new Donald Trump administration […]
The landscape of the payments industry is changing with the introduction of new technologies. Capitalizing on emerging payment methods could give start-ups a competitive edge against […]
For the past few months, homeowners’ estimates of their home prices grew closer and closer to the appraised amount, and in November they nearly hit the mark. However, […]
Homebuyers haven’t had it easy lately. Prices were up nearly 8% in November compared to last year while inventory declined. Add rising mortgage rates to the […]
The recent upward trend in mortgage credit availability didn’t let up in December, according to the latest report from the Mortgage Bankers Association. The newest Mortgage Credit […]
Card payments by consumers, influenced by an increase in the use of debit cards and credit cards, grew from 2012 to 2015, according to the 2016 Federal […]
Affordability in the housing market declined to its lowest level since the fourth quarter of 2008, according to the latest Home Affordability Index from ATTOM Data Solutions. […]