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Record Purchase Lending at Guild, Staffing Grows
Net Branch Companies Tout GrowthAmerican Pacific, PRMI and Allied report new branches February 5, 2008 By SAM GARCIA As firms collapsed and more than 100,000 employees left the mortgage industry last year, three net branch companies are reporting...
New Century Takes Total Loss On LoanTrader Investment
What The HEL(OC) Last week's mortgage ratings actions MortgageDaily.com October 31 Relief on Way from Predatory Lenders Fannie Mae To Refinance Predatory Victims At Market Rates TheBankingChannel.com October 31 Illinois Rep's Bill Would Expand Sect...
Old Standards
PinnFund Fugitive Surrenders Michael Fanghella surrenders to U.S. Marshals in San Diego MortgageDaily.com August 2 Prepayment Penalty Haunts Some Borrowers Many low-income subprime consumers are missing the refinance party SFGate.com August 1 New...
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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The Home Appraised Low. Now You Owe the Difference
You agreed to pay $420,000. The appraisal came back at $400,000. Your lender will not lend against the price you agreed — it lends against the value it can verify, which means the $20,000 difference is now yours to solve, in cash, before closing....
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30-Year Fixed 6.71% 15-Year Fixed 6.05% 5/1 ARM APR 6.08% Source: Bankrate (780 FICO, single-family, primary residence) Mortgage rates today edged down to 6.71% on the 30-year fixed, one basis point below yesterday's 6.72%. The 15-year fixed sits...
Your Mortgage Payment Will Jump a Year After You Buy
You took a 30-year fixed mortgage specifically so the payment would never change. Then a letter arrives around month thirteen and the payment is $180 higher. Nothing broke, and no one misled you — your rate is fixed, but only about two-thirds of...
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Mortgage Rate Forecast: Week of August 3 – 7, 2026
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Refinancing Only Pays Off After This Exact Month
A refinance quote that shows you saving $162 a month and $58,000 over the life of the loan is doing something dishonest with the second number. The monthly figure is usually real. The lifetime figure almost never is — because it quietly compares a...
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