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Economic Report: Mortgage Rates Slump To 2-year Low — But Consumers May Not Bite

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Rates for home loans tumbled again as intensifying market turmoil pushed investors into bonds. Whether would-be home buy... Read more

Economic Report: Mortgage Rates Slide To Match The Lowest Of 2019 As Trade War Heats Up

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Rates for home loans fell again, in what should be a bonus for home shoppers, if they could find homes to buy and scrape... Read more

Bank Of America Will Offer Mortgages Without Origination Fees For A Limited Time

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Savvy borrowers can saves thousands of dollars by leveraging competing offers from lenders. Read more

Capitol Report: Fannie, Freddie Shareholder Payout Is Part Of The Reform Discussion, Regulator Says In Surprise Move

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The head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency says there may be a payout for common shareholders of Fannie Mae and Fred... Read more

The Fed: Facing Criticism, Powell Argues Business Debt Boom Isnt The Threat Subprime Mortgages Were

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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Monday evening made the case that business borrowing doesn’t represent the t... Read more

Outside The Box: Lax Standards For Home Equity Lines Of Credit Echo Bubble-era Madness

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Homeowners with second mortgages could be threatened if housing prices decline, writes Keith Jurow. Read more

Economic Report: Mortgage Rates Climb For Fourth Straight Week As Easy Money Crackdown Begins

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Rates for home loans ticked up slightly, a reminder that the easy-money era for mortgages will likely have to end at som... Read more

Economic Report: Mortgage Rates Tick Up, But Applications Hit A 9-year High

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Rates for home loans were modestly higher, but consumer demand, as measured by applications for mortgages, remained robu... Read more

Economic Report: Mortgage Rates Tick Up As The Spring Selling Season Hangs In The Balance

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Rates for home loans rose modestly as economic data continued to surprise to the upside, but remained low enough to keep... Read more

Outside The Box: These Risk-taking Mortgage Lenders Could Trigger The Next Housing Crisis

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Giving non-bank lenders guaranteed access to capital safeguards the entire banking system, writes Sanjiv Das. Read more

Economic Report: As Mortgage Rates Hold Near 14-month Lows, Whats A Yield Curve Anyway?

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Rates for home loans held near recent lows but went in different directions, suggesting some bond market equilibrium is ... Read more

Capitol Report: Senate Confirms Mark Calabria As Head Of Fannie, Freddie Regulator

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Mark Calabria was confirmed to take the reins of the Federal Housing Finance Agency Thursday and serve as regulator to F... Read more

Economic Report: Mortgage Rates Plunge At The Fastest Pace In A Decade As Growth Fears Resurface

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Rates for home loans tumbled in the wake of a more-dovish-than-expected Federal Reserve meeting which sent investors pil... Read more

Kudlow, Who Called Fannie, Freddie Profit Sweep A Scam, Is At Center Of White House Housing Reform Plans

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The memo signed by President Donald Trump on Wednesday to end the conservatorship of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac puts Lar... Read more

Capitol Report: White House Keeps Option Of Going Alone On Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Privatization

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But to the extent there was news in the Trump memo on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, it was the undercurrent that the White... Read more

Capitol Report: DeMarco Says Senate Hearing Was Constructive Step Toward Taking Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Out Of Conservatorship

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The former head of Fannie Mae’s and Freddie Mac’s chief regulator said a Senate hearing was a “constructive” ste... Read more

Paul Manafort Charged With Committing Residential Mortgage Fraud — Which Is More Common Than Youd Think

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Mortgage fraud risk has risen substantially in recent years as refinance activity has dried up for lenders. Read more

Economic Report: Mortgage Rates Slide To 13-month Low, Luring Americans Back Into The Housing Market

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Rates for home loans fell, pushing mortgage applications higher, in a reminder that economic growth is just tepid enough... Read more

Economic Report: Mortgage Rates Throttle Higher, But Relief Lies Ahead

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Rates for home loans rose for only the second time in 2019, but are likely to fall from here. Read more

Where Mortgage Payments Take The Smallest Bite Out Of Peoples Bank Accounts

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Renters, meanwhile, are getting some relief when it comes to paying for housing. Read more