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- The long road to remote reverse mortgage counseling in Massachusetts May 15, 2024The 14-year journey to permit remote reverse mortgage counseling in Massachusetts finally ended earlier this month.
- Consumers fear the long-term consequences of renting on their financial future May 15, 2024The vast majority of respondents to a Bank of America survey plan to buy a home in the next five years
- 2024 battleground state likely to be influenced by senior voters: AARP May 15, 2024Pennsylvania, a key battleground state, is poised to be heavily influenced by older voters. Aging in place is an issue on their minds.
- HUD announces $1.1B to fund tribal housing and community development May 15, 2024The figure marks an increase of 40% over 2023 levels and builds upon other recent tribal housing efforts, according to HUD.
- CHLA: Here’s how to modernize ‘short-changed’ Ginnie Mae May 15, 2024The plan recommends a new liquidity facility for the government-owned company, more budget authority and added flexibilities for hiring.
- Why jobs data is more important than inflation for lower mortgage rates May 15, 2024With the growth rate of inflation well off the peak growth rate of inflation, the Fed has turned more into a dual-mandate Fed.
- Mortgage applications rise slightly as rates decline for second straight week May 15, 2024Mortgage demand ticked up last week as interest rates declined for a second week in a row, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported.
- VantageScore releases new credit-scoring model May 15, 2024VantageScore has released a pilot of its latest credit-scoring model, VantageScore 4 Plus, for banks, fintechs and government lenders.
- Freddie Mac’s controversial gambit into home equity: Is more liquidity a bad thing? May 15, 2024Freddie Mac’s plan to enter the home equity market is drawing mixed reviews from secondary market observers
- The mortgage rate lock-in didn’t start in 2022 May 15, 2024We assert that the lock-in started in 2014 when rates started falling and homeowners grew ever more reluctant to sell.