The modest decline trims borrower payments, while year-end forecasts above 7% leave LOs focused on deals already close to working
Tagged: Refinance
The executive order calls for automatic mortgage insurance cancellation, expanded title insurance alternatives, and cheaper refinances, potentially changing how lenders and servicers handle borrower costs
With 30-year rates above 7% and nearly half of outstanding loans below 4%, originators face a stubborn obstacle to rebuilding repeat-buyer pipelines
With rates projected to stay above 7%, MBA expects fewer loans next year — putting more pressure on LOs to win market share and find business beyond rate-driven refinancing
The guidance addresses valuation accuracy, confidence scores, and testing differences that matter for home equity and refinance loans
More than 7 million small-business customers gain access to relationship pricing as Chase expands its mortgage business and completes its nationwide HELOC rollout
VA's latest reminder about reusable benefits highlights an opportunity for originators to revisit past clients — and understand the rules around remaining entitlement
All new purchase and refinance loans qualify for discounts of up to 0.25 percentage points through Oct. 4
Critical defect rate jumps 23.9% as math-based compliance findings expose the potential for one systemic error to affect loans across a lender’s book
August Power Play reaches beyond cash-out refinances while pairing near-term pricing incentives with a longer-term broker technology play