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Mortgage Demand Jumps Amid Refi Rush

A measure of weekly mortgage demand has climbed as surging interest rates prodded homeowners to lock in savings from refinancing while they still could. So reports CNBC. Read more...

Q4 Homeowner Equity Surges with Housing Market

ATTOM Data Solutions has unveiled data showing that almost one of every two mortgaged homes were “equity rich” in the fourth quarter of 2021, as the housing market boomed. So reports RisMedia. Read more...

Santander to Quit U.S. Mortgage Lending Biz

Santander has announced that it will end its home lending business in the U.S. market. So reports Banking Dive. Read more...

Mortgage Rates Hold Steady, But Economists Predict Turbulence

U.S. long-term mortgage rates have had a flat week, but economic observers warn that volatility could be on the way. So reports MarketWatch. Read more...

Bodnar of MMG: What's the Impact of a Surprisingly Hot Jobs Report?

Friday's surprisingly hot jobs report now puts the Fed back in hawkish mode and just about cements a rate hike in March, according to Bill Bodnar of the Mortgage Market Guide (MMG). Read more...

Bodnar of MMG: All About the Fed

Bill Bodnar of the Mortgage Market Guide (MMG) says all the focus is on the Fed. "In addition to hiking rates in March, [the Fed] said something that pointed right at the housing market." Read more...

Rate Hikes Loom as Fed Hints at March Increases

The Federal Reserve has given its most direct indication yet that it might begin raising interest rates as early as March, which will likely also put pressure on mortgage rates. So reports CNBC. Read more...

Guaranteed Rate to Lay Off 348 in Stearns Wholesale Closure

 After Guaranteed Rate opted to shutter Stearns Lending’s third-party wholesale channel, Stearns has divulged plans to lay off 348 employees. So reports Inman. Read more...

Fannie Mae Pushes Flood Risk Disclosure Standard

Fannie Mae has called on the ​​Federal Emergency Management Agency to create a national flood risk reporting standard to help homebuyers. So reports Politico. Read more...

Mortgage Rates Drift at Highest Levels Since Pandemic

U.S. long-term mortgage rates have held basically steady, remaining at their highest levels since the pandemic hit in early 2020. So reports MarketWatch. Read more...

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