• Weekly housing demand reaches multiyear high,Logan Mohtashami

    Weekly housing demand reaches multiyear high

    As mortgage rates stay near 6%, our weekly housing demand data lines have improved so much that we are at multiyear highs in total pending sales and purchase application data combined. This shouldn’t be a shock for our readers because whenever mortgage rates break below 6.64% and head down toward 6%

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  • CFPB’s ECOA proposal raises alarms over women’s ability to get a mortgage,Sarah Wolak

    CFPB’s ECOA proposal raises alarms over women’s ability to get a mortgage

    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is proposing changes to rules under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) to clarify lenders’ responsibilities on issues including disparate impact, discouragement of applicants and special purpose credit programs (SPCPs) that industry leaders say co

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  • New View Advisors floats sweeping changes to HECM, HMBS programs,Neil Pierson

    New View Advisors floats sweeping changes to HECM, HMBS programs

    Ideas for reshaping the federally insured reverse mortgage program and its avenue for secondary market issuance is the hot topic of conversation for industry professionals in late 2025. And New View Advisors added to the discussion last week with a host of comments submitted to the U.S. Department o

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