December 14, 2017
While the nationwide run-up in mortgage loan application defects appears to have slowed, instances of fraud remain on the rise in Texas and Florida. The First […]
November 21, 2017
During the recent CoreLogic and the Urban Institute’sHousing Finance, Affordability and Supply in the Digital Ageconference, CoreLogic Chief Economist Frank Nothaft predicted rising interest rates will […]
November 17, 2017
November 17, 2017
The government said that average hourly earnings rose 2.4% over the past 12 months. That’s a slip from the 2.9%increase reported in September. It remains below the 3% to 3.5% range that many […]
November 16, 2017
November 16, 2017
First time homebuyers continue to struggle to enter the housing market amidst limited housing inventory, falling to the fourth lowest level since 1981, according to the […]
November 15, 2017
November 15, 2017
There has been a hint of optimism for home equity lending among bankers this earnings season, but attitudes remain mixed a decade after the housing market […]
November 14, 2017
Home prices continue to increase, yet affordability actually improved since July, according to the latest Mortgage Monitor report from Black Knight. As of September, the average […]
November 13, 2017
Cybersecurity was a main topic at a recent New York banking conference. According to Arthur Lindo, senior associate director of the Fed’s division of supervision and […]
November 10, 2017
November 10, 2017
In the race to save for retirement, one group is doing surprisingly well: millennial parents. That’s according to a new NerdWallet survey, which found that 38% of millennial parents […]
November 9, 2017
Closed-end loans continue to return to normal levels as overall consumer delinquencies remained steady and serious delinquency rates remained near the 10-year low. However Federal Housing Administration […]