mortgage industry

The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) has extended the waiver of its anti-flipping restrictions through Dec. 31, 2012. The waiver allows buyers to continue using FHA-insured mortgage financing to purchase single family residences (SFRs) from ...  

Available for free, Zillow’s Mortgage Calculator and Rates can calculate the full cost of a home in a few minutes. The app not only determines the affordability of your dream home, it also compares rates for lenders who might finance the purchase – or ...  

Mortgage rates are holding at record-low levels, with 30-year fixed-rate loans unchanged at an average 3.9 percent for the week ending Feb. 16, according to the latest numbers from Freddie Mac. The 30-year loan rate has been less than 4 percent for the past 11 weeks and less than 5 percent for the past 52 weeks. A 15-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 3.2 percent this week, unchanged from the previous week. A year ago at this time, 15-year...  

NEW YORK (MainStreet) -- A report from Freddie Mac says 95% of all mortgage refinances are for fixed-rate mortgages, even though adjustable-rate mortgages may offer a better deal in short term. Freddie Mac's quarterly transition report has the goods, noting that homeowners "clearly preferred" fixed-rate mortgages over ARMs - even if the original loan was an ARM. Up to 95% of mortgage refinances are for fixed-rate mortgages, even...  

Irish IndependentMore mortgage holders in serious arrears but repossessions downIrish IndependentMORE people than ever are falling behind with their mortgage repayments – but fewer houses are being repossessed by the banks. New figures today from the Central Bank show that the number of people falling behind with their home loans increased again ...Mortgage arrears figure climbs above 9%RTE.ieMortgage holders in serious troubleJOEall 66 news...  

(SkyNewswire.com) The word secured remortgageloan is fairly known to most of the people. Secured loans are remortgages are attached to each other. It is very time consuming and financially taxing decision to purchase and pay for new home every month. Mortgage payments can be the slice of actual money you bring to home so if there is an opportunity for secured remortgage loan, just grab it.In UK economy there are different times when the rates...  

In the fourth quarter of 2011, fixed-rate loans accounted for more than 95 percent of refinance loans, based on the Freddie Mac (OTC: FMCC) Quarterly Product Transition Report released recently. Refinancing borrowers clearly preferred fixed-rate loans, regardless of whether their …  

The Home Affordable Refinance Program phase 2 was suppose to be widely available in December of 2011, but Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and mortgage lenders across the nation have not yet fully implemented the full HARP 2 guidelines designed to help underwater ...  

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) publishes the results of a weekly applications survey that covers roughly 50 percent of all residential mortgage originations and tracks the average interest rate for 30 year and 15 year fixed rate ...  

More than 95 percent of refinancing borrowers chose fixed-rate mortgages in the fourth quarter, according to Freddie Mac Freddie Mac Latest from The Business Journals End of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac poses questions for small banks End of Fannie ...  

The time allowed by law for redemption by said mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns is Six (6) months from the date of sale. Unless said mortgage is reinstated or the property redeemed, or unless the time for redemption is ...  

Mortgage applications decreased 1.0 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending February 10, 2012. The Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume, …  

BRENTWOOD, Tenn.--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--Churchill Mortgage, a leader in the mortgage industry providing conventional, FHA, VA and USDA residential mortgages across 23 states, today announced that it is now accepting online mortgage loan applications ...  

Homeowners with an existing an FHA mortgage may have a much easier time refinancing their loan, even if they are underwater or experienced employment disruptions the past few years, all part of the expanded FHA Streamline refinance program. FHA recently ...  

Current mortgage rates have become dependent on news from here and around the world that influences market changes according to investor sentiment. With little economic news released here last week, the long lasting financial troubles in Greece have continued to be a major factor in worldwide markets, including ours. In times of trouble, investors prefer safe assets such as bonds which affect mortgage rate pricing.