Housing Wire

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Mortgage giant Fannie Mae extended its relaxed lending and appraisal standards put in place due to COVID-19 into the new year. The flexibilities surrounding verbal verification of employment and appraisals were originally set to expire on Dec. 31, 2021. “We 31, 2021 from Dec. 31, 2021 from Dec.

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Housing Wire

JULY 2, 2024

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) this week released updated loan-level data collected through the National Survey of Mortgage Originations (NSMO), according to a joint announcement. The newest release adds data through 2021 into the available dataset.

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McKissock

DECEMBER 28, 2021

“While 2022 is expected to continue to be a good year for the housing market, it will not be as exceptional as 2021,” predicts Jo Traut, appraisal curriculum and content specialist at McKissock Learning. Mortgage rates are expected to rise, but still remain attractive and reasonable. Major unknowns in the coming year.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 22, 2022

As millions of homeowners did during the pandemic, Connolly and Mott applied to refinance their existing mortgage debt in mid-2021 at loanDepot to take advantage of the historic low interest rates. The couple applied for a loan with Swift Home Loans, partnering with Rocket Mortgage in early January 2022.

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