January 10, 2020
January 10, 2020
If the first weekly Freddie Mac report of the year is any indication, there could be far less volatility for fixed mortgage rates in 2020 than […]
January 9, 2020
November’s foreclosure starts hit their lowest level since Black Knight started tracking this data in 2000, while the foreclosure rate reached a 14-year low. However, the […]
January 8, 2020
January 8, 2020
Fear of an economic decline topped the list of U.S. chief executives’ concerns going into 2020, according to a survey from the Conference Board. The year […]
December 26, 2019
December 26, 2019
Americans are more in debt than they’ve ever been, but thanks to a solid economy, the vast majority of people are still able to pay their […]
December 23, 2019
December 23, 2019
U.S. consumers might have their pick of employment in today’s robust job market, but that doesn’t mean everyone is getting financed for a car. A Federal […]
December 19, 2019
December 19, 2019
Loan defect risk in purchase applications stopped falling and plateaued in October, according to First American Financial Corp.’s latest report. “Defect risk for purchase transactions broke […]
December 18, 2019
December 18, 2019
The percentage of recent mortgage borrowers with subprime credit scores still resides in the single digits, but nearly doubled what is was in 2013, according to […]
December 17, 2019
December 17, 2019
The percentage of home loans with late payments is unlikely to fall much further in 2020 when mortgages made to lower credit-score borrowers could rise slightly, […]
December 11, 2019
December 11, 2019
The share of U.S. homeowners who were late paying mortgages fell to an almost 25-year low in the third quarter as a strong labor market helped […]