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  • Published on Mar 15, 2025

    Mortgage and refinance rates today, March 14, 2025: Rate is 10 basis points under 52-week average

    Mortgage interest rates barely budged this week, but they've still decreased over the last year. According to Freddie Mac, the current 30-year fixed rate is 6.65%, which is 10 basis points lower than the 52-week average. The 15-year fixed interest rate …

    Source: Yahoo Finance - Label Pending
  • Published on Mar 15, 2025

    Conor Sen: These unpopular mortgages may be the key to affordable housing

    Can a mortgage product tainted by the financial crisis come back to revive U.S. housing? The answer could reorient the housing market and give the Federal Reserve greater control over consumer spending in the years ahead. A lack of affordability has …

    Source: The Spokesman-Review - Washington State - Neutral
  • Published on Mar 14, 2025

    The Fed is likely to hold interest rates steady. But some consumer loans are getting cheaper.

    The Federal Reserve is expected to hold interest rates steady at the end of its two-day meeting next week, despite some encouraging news on inflation.  Although inflation receded last month, an escalating trade war threatens to cause prices to rise on a …

    Source: NBC News - Center-left
  • Published on Mar 15, 2025

    Average mortgage rate edges higher

    The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. edged higher this week, ending a seven-week slide that helped ease borrowing costs for home shoppers leading into the spring homebuying season. The rate averaged 6.65% this week, up from 6.63% last week, …

    Source: Tribune Chronicle - Ohio - Neutral
  • Published on Mar 14, 2025

    Mortgage lenders return to losses in Q4 despite high volume

    Despite strong loan origination in the fourth quarter, mortgage lenders slipped back into the red, losing money on every loan they produced, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. Independent mortgage bankers and bank mortgage subsidiaries lost $40 …

    Source: National Mortgage News - Label Pending
  • Published on Mar 14, 2025

    Financial Consulting, Loan Pricing API, Retention, PPE Tools; Events and Training; MBA and GSE

    Financial Consulting, Loan Pricing API, Retention, PPE Tools; Events and Training; MBA and GSE Time flies. We’re at “pi day” (3.14), two weeks until the end of the quarter, one month before our taxes are due. Tax returns for individuals are private (I …

    Source: Mortgage News Daily - Neutral
  • Published on Mar 14, 2025

    The real costs of hiring LOs: What lenders must know

    As loan origination expenses remain high, mortgage lenders are increasingly evaluating how to balance the cost of adding new producers. Recruitment efforts often involve paying out bonuses and other forms of compensation, yet these investments can backfire …

    Source: National Mortgage News - Label Pending
  • Published on Mar 14, 2025

    Inside Business: The surge in refinancing

    Homeowners are refinancing at a rapid pace, and the numbers speak for themselves. According to the Mortgage Bankers Association, refinance activity has surged 90% higher than this time last year. After holding out as long as possible, many consumers are …

    Source: Estes Park Trail Gazette - Colorado - Label Pending
  • Published on Mar 14, 2025

    New FHFA Director Bill Pulte is focused on GSE reform

    Trump wants to finish what he started in his first term It is widely expected that the Trump administration will finish what they started in his first term and privatize Fannie and Freddie. Although likely a years-long process, the administration started …

    Source: Housing Wire - Neutral
  • Published on Mar 13, 2025

    Bill Pulte Confirmed by Senate as New FHFA Director

    Private equity executive Bill Pulte, whose family founded and runs one of the largest homebuilders in the country, was officially confirmed by the Senate on March 13 to head up the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), by a vote of 56 to 43. In separate …

    Source: RIS Media - Connecticut - Neutral
  • Published on Mar 13, 2025

    Mortgage demand for new homes is down 6.9% in the past year

    Mortgage applications for new-home purchases fell 6.9% year over year in February, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA)’s Builder Application Survey that was released Thursday. Applications edged up 0.3% from January without taking …

    Source: Housing Wire - Neutral
  • Published on Mar 13, 2025

    Mortgage activity for new homes softens following hot run

    After nearly two years of steady growth, new-home loan applications fell for the second straight month, though seasonal demand remained strong, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported.  New-home mortgage applications fell 6.9% year over year in February, …

    Source: National Mortgage News - Label Pending
  • Published on Mar 13, 2025

    Senate confirms Bill Pulte as FHFA director

    The U.S. Senate confirmed businessman Bill Pulte as new director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency Thursday afternoon.  The nomination of the philanthropist and head of investment firm Pulte Capital Partners passed through the chamber by a vote of 56 …

    Source: National Mortgage News - Label Pending
  • Published on Mar 13, 2025

    Trump taps HUD deputy but FHA, Ginnie Mae vacancies remain

    The new look of the Department of Housing and Urban Development is beginning to take shape, but key leadership vacancies remain.  The Trump administration this week nominated current HUD Chief of Staff Andrew Hughes to serve as deputy secretary, under …

    Source: National Mortgage News - Label Pending
  • Published on Mar 13, 2025

    Average U.S. rate on a 30-year mortgage edges higher

    The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. edged higher this week, ending a seven-week slide that helped ease borrowing costs for home shoppers leading into the spring homebuying season.  The rate averaged 6.65% this week, up from 6.63% last week, …

    Source: Providence Business News - Rhode Island - Neutral
  • Published on Mar 13, 2025

    RegFi Episode 56: Housing Policy Moves Front and Center on the National Agenda

    Justin Wiseman, Vice President and Regulatory Counsel at the Mortgage Bankers Association, joins RegFi co-hosts Jerry Buckley and Sherry Safchuk to discuss how housing availability and affordability have moved to the forefront of the national agenda. The …

    Source: JD Supra - Label Pending
  • Published on Mar 13, 2025

    Mortgage rates stay low, and there is down…

    Rates for home loans hovered near a three-month low, providing some relief for Americans in the market to buy or refinance a mortgage. In the week ending March 13, 30-year fixed-rate mortgages averaged 6.65%, Freddie Mac announced Thursday. That’s up …

    Source: Courier News - New Jersey - Neutral
  • Published on Mar 13, 2025

    5 ways to use home equity to finance long-term senior care

    Just like first-time homebuyers and renters, plenty of families struggle to pay for long-term senior care. Today, let’s explore the various types of assisted living facilities and their costs. And, most importantly, what are the available financing options …

    Source: Whittier Daily News - California - Neutral
  • Published on Mar 13, 2025

    Mortgage demand climbs as rates drop

    Good news for home buyers: mortgage rates are dropping. Within the past week, mortgage rates dropped to their lowest level since October of last year. Right now, the average mortgage rate for a 30-year fixed conforming loan, which is anything under $806, …

    Source: NBC Bay Area - California - Neutral

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