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Bill Bodnar of MMG: One Hell of a Week

Bill Bodnar from the Mortgage Market Guide discusses the technical picture, US-China relations, the ongoing tug-of-war and how those in the mortgage market have gotten "smacked in the face" recently. Read more...

Fidelity National Scraps Stewart Acquisition

Fidelity National Financial has announced that it is calling off its proposed purchase of Stewart Information Services Corp., citing opposition by the Federal Trade Commission. So reports MarketWatch. Read more...

Mortgage Applications Rise on Lower Rates: MBA

As U.S. home mortgage rates dipped to new three-year lows, mortgage applications to buy or refinance a home increased in early September, the Mortgage Banking Association’s weekly data show. So reports Reuters. Read more...

Trump Officials Clash with Senators Over Fannie, Freddie Plan

Trump administration officials advocated for their plan to bring Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac toward private ownership last week in the face of sharp criticism from Democratic senators. So reports the Associated Press. Read more...

Ask the Expert: What to Say When Asking for Referrals

By Dave Hershman, Senior Vice President, Sales of Weichert Financial Read more...

The 2018 GSE Stress Test Results: A Major Policy Success

New stress test results for Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, released on August 15, did not get much media coverage, but they should have, according to a recent report from the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University. Read more...

3Points: Cash-out Changes, FHA Condo Enhancements and An Opportunity for Millions of Borrowers

In the September 2019 edition of 3Points with UWM President & CEO Mat Ishbia, he talks about cash-out changes, FHA condo enhancements and a major opportunity for millions of borrowers. Read more...

Refi Candidates Swell to 11.7M: Black Knight

Black Knight released its latest Mortgage Monitor Report, which returned to the subject of servicer retention rates–the share of borrowers servicers retained through a refinance transaction. Read more...

Bidding Wars Sink to Eight-year Low

Home sellers didn’t stand as much chance of enjoying a bidding war for their properties last month. So reports MarketWatch. Read more...

Manafort asks judge to throw out mortgage fraud case

Paul Manafort, the former campaign chairman for President Trump, has formally asked a judge to toss the New York mortgage fraud case against him. So reports the Associated Press. Read more...

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