April 18, 2016
April 18, 2016
Today is Tax Day. Thanks to Emancipation Day falling on a Saturday this year, we were lucky enough to have a 3-day extension until April 18th. […]
April 14, 2016
April 14, 2016
The U.S. economy is again off to a poor start to the year, clouding the outlook and validating the Federal Reserve’s wait-and-see posture on raising interest […]
April 13, 2016
April 13, 2016
Commercial and multifamily originators closed $504 billion in loans last year, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. The MBA’s Commercial Real Estate/Multifamily Finance Annual Origination Volume […]
April 12, 2016
April 12, 2016
Low-income Americans are experiencing a staggering price hike in housing costs – a change that makes it sometimes impossible to afford basic necessities. A new Pew Charitable […]
April 11, 2016
April 11, 2016
Rising home values continue to provide consumers with a strong incentive to keep up with their home equity loan payments. According to the American Bankers Association’s […]
April 7, 2016
April 7, 2016
Millions of Americans are struggling to get home loans – something Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen calls a “headwind” for the economy: Bad mortgages were at the […]
April 5, 2016
April 5, 2016
While the percentage of properties with negative equity decreased during 2015, the lowest-priced homes continued to struggle to regain value, according to Black Knight Financial Services. […]
April 4, 2016
The housing market is poised to post its best year in a decade, although employers’ resistance to giving workers a raise is a major concern, said […]
April 1, 2016
April 1, 2016
Credit unions are community-focused, federally insured, nonprofit, and member-owned banks. They exist to provide financial services for specific groups, like the employees of a union or […]