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Market Index Slips Despite Better Rates
PRESS RELEASE Weekly Mortgage Market Index Slips Despite Improved Rates DALLAS -- (July 23, 2012) New mortgage activity took a dip this week, with inquiries for jumbo mortgages leading the pack. The decline came despite a new low for mortgage...
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First-Quarter 2013 Mortgage Litigation Index
Defendant Plaintiff Court Amount Overview Case Title Case Number Date Filed Date of Activity Link to Story Anchor Mortgage Corp., John Munson United States of America U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit; U.S. District Court for the...
Refinance Times
LOS ANGELES -- The Federal Reserve's latest effort to prop up the economy has dropped mortgages into once-unthinkable territory, with 30-year fixed-rate loans available for less than 4 percent -- a record low. For people lucky enough to still have...
Bank Failures Drive Record Mortgage-Related Closings
DALLAS -- (Oct. 5) /PRNewswire/ Driven by nearly 100 bank failures so far this year, mortgage-related failures and closings have already exceeded the total for all of last year and are within two failures of a record. From Jan. 1 through Oct. 2,...
Home Loan Mortgage Pricing Principles Explained
The Definitive Guide to Mortgage Pricing The ultimate resource for understanding how mortgage pricing works, its history, current landscape, and actionable advice for both professionals and consumers. This mortgage rate sheets update provides key...
Mortgage Market Forecast & Predictions
The Definitive Guide to Mortgage Industry Outlook Your comprehensive resource for understanding the concepts, trends, and implications of outlook in the mortgage industry. This mortgage market forecast predictions update provides key insights for...
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Mortgage Rates Today: Daily 30-Year Rate 6.54% Jul 16 2026
30-Year Fixed 6.54% 15-Year Fixed 5.84% 5/1 ARM APR 6.22% Source: Bankrate (780 FICO, single-family, primary residence) Mortgage rates today put the 30-year fixed at 6.54%, little changed from the previous published 6.59% as borrowing costs hover...
The One Silent Dream-Killer Standing Between You and Your Future Home
You have found the perfect house, your credit score is in a solid range, and you have saved up for a down payment. You feel completely ready to make an offer. But behind the scenes, lenders are analyzing a single, silent metric that directly...
Mortgage Rates Today: Daily 30-Year Rate 6.59% Jul 15 2026
30-Year Fixed 6.59% 15-Year Fixed 5.80% 5/1 ARM APR 6.37% Source: Bankrate (780 FICO, single-family, primary residence) Mortgage rates today pushed the 30-year fixed to 6.59%, up 8 basis points from yesterday's 6.51% and marking the high end of the...
The ‘Bi-Weekly’ Mortgage Trick That Quietly Shaves Years Off a 30-Year Loan
Picture a homeowner eight years into a 30-year mortgage, paying faithfully every month, watching the balance crawl down — then a friend mentions splitting that payment in half and paying every two weeks instead. Same money, different timing. The...
Mortgage Rates Today: Daily 30-Year Rate 6.51% Jul 14 2026
30-Year Fixed 6.51% 15-Year Fixed 5.77% 5/1 ARM APR 6.10% Source: Bankrate (780 FICO, single-family, primary residence) Mortgage rates today pulled back slightly on the 30-year fixed to 6.51%, down from yesterday's 6.54% but still within striking...
Banks Hide These Fees: The Sneaky Closing Costs Buyers Always Forget to Budget For
Three days before closing, Maria opened her Closing Disclosure and felt her stomach drop. The number on the page was $4,200 higher than anything she had budgeted for — and her lender's explanation was a wall of line items she had never seen before....
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