Apr 6, 2022 | Finance, Latest News
You can’t spend too much time reading/watching the news recently without being well aware of the relatively unprecedented surge in mortgage rates seen so far in 2022. In particular, the month of March was one the worst on record with one individual week in...
Apr 6, 2022 | Finance, Latest News
A 40-year loan mandates a lot of interest payments and a slow build for equity, but FHA says it will prevent thousands of foreclosures, making that a fair tradeoff. The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) introduced a 40-year loan modification option, and it’s asking...
Apr 8, 2021 | Finance, Latest News
Mortgage credit showed signs of loosening up in March, and with it, more availability for lower credit scores and high LTV products to enter the housing market, the Mortgage Bankers Association said in a report on Thursday. The group’s Mortgage Credit Availability...
Apr 1, 2021 | Finance, Latest News
The average U.S. mortgage rate remained essentially unchanged last week, rising by just one basis point to 3.18%, according to Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey. A broader recovery of the economy has almost returned rates back to market “normalcy” as the...