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Katie Jensen

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Katie Jensen is a mortgage news reporter at NMP.

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Cakeforms Automated Underwriter Available To The Public

All borrowers have to do is enter their information and they'll be able to know whether they qualify for a loan modification or another program in just 3 minutes. 

Dec 14, 2021
Home Price Appreciation: A Double-Edged Sword

Homeowners’ equity has been pushed to record heights, but the housing boom is increasing property taxes to levels they can’t afford. 

Dec 14, 2021
Credit Availability Falls In November As Lending Standards Tighten

Overall, the MCAI fell 0.6% in November to 124.9, which indicates that lending standards are tightening.

Dec 14, 2021
Mortgage Brawl Breaks Out At Atlantic City Conference

Events took a wild turn last Tuesday when a brawl broke out between two lending companies at the Trade Expo in Atlantic City. 

Dec 13, 2021
Goodbye LIBOR, Hello SOFR

The FHFA will facilitate the transition away from LIBOR to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR).

Curinos Sources Data Directly From Lenders For New Insights

The November 2021 mortgage rate-lock volume was down 26% year-over-year and down 5% month-over-month across all channels.

Dec 13, 2021
Evergrande Chairman Forced To Trim Stake As Default Seems Inevitable

'We should have been calling this a technical default for a long time already, but nobody dared.'

Dec 13, 2021
Top Executives Resign From Better.com After Brutal Mass Sacking

'You are a bunch of DUMB DOLPHINS,' the CEO said. 'DUMB DOLPHINS get caught in nets and eaten by sharks.'

Dec 09, 2021
Millennials Are House-Rich And Cash-Poor

Millennials are spending the highest percentage of their monthly income on housing expenses compared to other generations.

Dec 09, 2021
Commercial And Multifamily Delinquency Rates Fall

Based on unpaid principal balance, delinquency rates fell for a number of groups throughout the third quarter of 2021.

Dec 08, 2021