Kelly Purcell, digital mortgage pioneer, dies at 58
The visionary co-founded electronic signature company SignOnline in 1999, a year before legislation legalized e-signatures at the federal level.
The visionary co-founded electronic signature company SignOnline in 1999, a year before legislation legalized e-signatures at the federal level.
Today’s mortgage and refinance rates Average mortgage rates inched higher again last Friday. Although last week saw mostly rises, each movement was small. And these rates remain exceptionally low. First […]
Today’s mortgage and refinance rates Average mortgage rates edged lower yesterday. It was only the second fall in nine working days, though they held steady on Monday. Luckily, all recent […]
Mortgage rates have increased in four of the six weeks of 2021, and mortgage applications have mostly risen and fallen alongside them.
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The Federal Housing Finance Agency is extending the length of time that borrowers can be in a COVID-related forbearance on mortgages back by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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Today’s mortgage and refinance rates Average mortgage rates held steady yesterday, which after so many recent rises, was a win. Earlier, an increase had looked likely, but key markets changed […]
Mortgage rates drift lower as investors worry about pandemic The Washington Post
The MBA’s mortgage credit index rose to 124.6 in January, still the tightest it has been since 2014, but slowly rising as lenders ease up on standards.
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A partnership of more than 350 housing and civil rights organizations reached out on Monday to congressional leaders advocating for further relief for homeowners in the next COVID-19 stimulus package.
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Borrowers looking to refinance were quick to take advantage of a slight drop in interest rates last week. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) said its Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume, jumped 8.1 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis during the week ended January 29, and was up 10 percent on an unadjusted basis. The index had declined in each of the two previous weeks. The Refinance Index increased 11 percent from the previous week, also reversing two weeks of losses, and was 60 percent higher than the same week one year ago. The refinance share of mortgage activity increased to 71.4 percent of total applications from 70.7 percent the previous week. The seasonally adjusted Purchase Index ticked up 0.1 percent and was 8 percent higher on an unadjusted…(read more)