Key Insight: State bank regulators and examiners say the federal supervision regime has long been in need of streamlining, and supervisory changes announced by the Federal Reserve are seen as a step in the right direction. Expert Quote: “To me it doesn’t sound like a retreat of the Federal Reserve so much as they are […]
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A Maine real estate agent is proposing a bill that would give homeowners a state tax deduction on mortgage insurance premiums as well as offer grants to help lower loan payments. Processing Content Introduced by Democratic Rep. Wayne Farrin, who is also a licensed real estate agent, the bill would lead the state to implement
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Mortgage rates trickled modestly lower again today for the 4th straight business day on Monday. The average top-tier 30yr fixed rate is the lowest it’s been since January 16th. The only catch is that it was quite a bit lower 2 weeks ago. Compared to today’s mark of 6.17% on MND’s daily rate index, mid-January
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(Bloomberg) — Treasuries rose after robust demand for an auction of two-year notes showed that expectations for Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts later this year remain a powerful inducement for buyers of US government debt. Processing Content The advance pushed yields lower across tenors, with rates on long-dated bonds closing at their lowest level in more
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The Department of Housing and Urban Development is ordering citizenship checks for tenants in HUD-funded housing, part of its work with the Department of Homeland Security. Processing Content Friday’s announcement follows an audit in which the departments found almost 6,000 ineligible non-American tenants in the units, among nearly 200,000 tenants requiring eligibility verification. Another 25,000
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Mortgage servicer and originator Onity Group reported a range of earnings estimates for net income to common shareholders that were stronger than previous quarter and year-ago periods despite a negative servicing line item. Processing Content Estimated net income to common shares ranged from $107 million to $131 million, improving on $18.7 million in the third
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The ever-growing amount of equity seniors hold in their current homes is likely contributing to another phenomenon, as more owners are passing their property onto their heirs, who are keeping it as a place to live. Processing Content Americans 62 and older as a group now hold $14.66 trillion of total equity as of the
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Long-standing plans at Ginnie Mae to enable loan-level servicing transfers in its mortgage-backed securities could move faster this year under its President Joseph Gormley. Processing Content “Ginnie Mae is increasing the velocity of the initiative to evolve its security platform from pool-level operation to loan-level,” the government guarantor wrote in its annual report, calling this
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Treasuries opened with bids this morning in what looks like a continuation of the recoveries which began last Tuesday for the 10-year and 30-year, though not so much for the 5-year. Processing Content From low yields posted the week before last, the charts of the various maturities look so different they may as well be
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When you see a house that’s been sitting on the market for a while, the reaction is almost automatic. You start thinking: That mindset made sense a few years ago. But in today’s market, you may actually miss out. More Time on Market Isn’t Automatically a Concern Anymore A few years ago, homes sold in
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