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Tagged: Cash-Out Refinance
Why Retail Won Cash-Out Refinances In 2025
Six steps loan officers can take to uncover hidden opportunities and win more cash-out refinance business
Early 2026 Mortgage Rate Dip Sparks Refi Surge
ICE reports that a modest January drop in mortgage rates boosted refinancing eligibility to nearly five million homeowners and raised housing affordability to its highest level in four years, even as elevated prices and credit stress persist
Originations, Refinances, Home Equity Loans All See Gains
Originations climb 5% YoY in Q1 2025 thanks to 44% refi leap, while home equity market sees strongest growth in three years
Non-Conforming Loans Surge, Led By Record Non-QM Share
Originators finding more opportunities in investor-driven and self-employed borrower segments
Fraud Alert: Some Non-QM Lenders Excluding Loans Involving Certain Appraisers, Borrowers
Fannie Mae warns of multi-state, broker-led mortgage fraud linked with investment properties, a settlement company, multiple LLCs
Purchase Mortgage Lock Volumes Down In January
Industry ‘awaits potential shifts in interest rates’ for increase in activity, MCT says
Rate-And-Term Refinance Locks Surge 700% Over Previous Year
Optimal Blue's September 2024 Market Advantage mortgage data report cited the FOMC rate cut as the main trigger for activity
Fannie and Freddie: Foreclosures Fall 7% From Q1 To Q2 2024
The FHFA has helped 6,299,035 homeowners avoid foreclosure since 2008.
The Future of Cash-Out Refis
With interest rates rising what does the future hold for the cash-out refi?
