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With prices possibly rising over 4% through next year, respondents to a Fall 2024 survey said they would turn to their investment portfolios to fund the down and monthly payments. View the full article

In a speech at the American Bankers Association Washington Summit Wednesday morning, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent downplayed economic risks from tariffs, floated capital reforms, and urged regulatory relief for community banks. View the full article

A pullback from US Treasuries sent longer-term yields surging by the most since pandemic struck in 2020, deepening losses in what's supposed to be a haven from financial turmoil and roiling markets abroad as investors sell government bonds to raise cash. View the full article

US mortgage rates fell to the lowest level since October, spurred by a rally in government bonds in the wake of an escalating trade war and driving home purchase applications to a more than one-year high. View the full article

Industry experts with a reputation for making strong bets offer some picks and predictions for mortgage investment in a volatile market. View the full article

Vacating the judgment would set a dangerous precedent for new administrations to roll back unfavorable rulings, the National Fair Housing Alliance argued. View the full article

Wholesale firm Ardri's acquisition of The Lending Shop comes after the company installed a mortgage industry veteran as its new president earlier this year. View the full article

Deregulation at the federal and state levels could open the door to a potential boom in housing supply, HUD Secretary Scott Turner said Tuesday. View the full article

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott said Jonathan McKernan's final confirmation vote to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is "imminent." View the full article

Bill Pulte, making the announcement as chairman of Fannie Mae, did not provide additional details following earlier rumors of larger layoffs. View the full article

Refinancings, particularly the cash-out version, helped to drive mortgage product availability and rate lock activity during March, separate reports found. View the full article

The leading lender says its underwriters have already used Google's technology to improve from six loans a day to 14. View the full article

Federal Reserve officials want to see how exactly new trade policies impact the U.S. economy before adjusting interest rates. Markets and monetarists have different ideas about what that might look like. View the full article

Insurers had already doled out more than $12 billion to pay for wildfire damages as of early March, according to California state officials. View the full article

The top five banks have a combined HELOC volume of more than $90 billion at the end of Q4 2024. View the full article

Republican Senator Josh Hawley sent a letter urging the Justice Department to investigate FICO's price increases, which he said have "been borne by borrowers, especially lower-income borrowers." View the full article

Federal regulators' plan to rescind reforms to the anti-redlining Community Reinvestment Act implementation rules disappoints community advocates, but gives banks clarity by reverting to longstanding CRA rules. View the full article

The director, confirmed less than a month ago, has issued 12 orders via the social media platform that reverse Biden-era initiatives. View the full article

If mortgage rates drop into the low 6% range, there will be a retention opportunity on 5.4 million loans that have interest rates starting at 6.5%. View the full article

The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped over 2,200 on Friday, the second day of a sell-off due to tariffs, but that could be good for mortgage rates. View the full article