Refinance

Kate Berry
August 20, 2020 1:51 PM

Lenders initially won't be able to pass on the cost of the Federal Housing Finance Agency's "adverse market fee" to borrowers whose rates on GSE-backed mortgages and refinances are already locked in.

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Bonnie Sinnock
March 27, 2020 5:36 PM

Mortgage technology efforts have historically been behind the curve, but some recent responses to the coronavirus highlight instances where it rises to the occasion.

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Cape Cod
By Christine Legere
March 27, 2020 10:13 AM

Residential estate brokers and agents are scrambling to determine what Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker's emergency order means for their industry.

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Glenn McCullom
March 25, 2020 10:10 AM

There was a nearly 30% week-to-week decline in loan applications as Americans reacted to the uncertainty, both economic and medical, from the spread of COVID-19, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

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Paul Centopani
March 23, 2020 1:24 PM

While the mortgage market began the year healthy, lenders and borrowers need to prepare for the impacts of the coming coronavirus recession.

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Paul Centopani
March 17, 2020 10:20 AM

With small businesses feeling the financial scourge of the coronavirus, bridge loans could be the direction they turn to keep things afloat.

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Brad Finkelstein
March 16, 2020 12:41 PM

Electronic closings are a solution in efforts to limit people congregating, but there could be some state law concerns.

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Brad Finkelstein
March 12, 2020 6:10 PM

Increased refinancing volume led Fannie Mae to raise its 2020 estimate by $300 billion and 2021 projection by $280 billion.

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Brad Finkelstein
March 12, 2020 1:41 PM

Companies in the mortgage business were already focused on processing a lot of loans and generating efficiencies before the latest uptick in business hit.

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Glenn McCullom
March 12, 2020 11:17 AM

Paradoxically, mortgage rates actually increased this past week, even as the 10-year Treasury yield plumbed new depths, likely because lenders are too busy to handle the influx of applications.

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