Key insight: Consumers’ use of home equity lines of credit is rapidly growing, as homeowners look to tap into the value of their houses, but banks are losing market share. Supporting data: Banks hold just under two-thirds of total HELOC debt, compared with the more than 80% they held some 15 years ago. Forward look: […]
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Loandepot leadership said the company has set the course for profitability but still ended up in the red at the end of the third quarter, posting a loss for the fourth straight earnings period. The national lender reported a net loss totaling $8.7 million based on generally accepted accounting principles, with the total including fair-value
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Home prices continue to rise across the country, despite the market tilting in favor buyers. The national median single-family existing-home price increased 1.7% year over year to $426,800 in the third quarter, the same annual growth rate as the second quarter, an analysis by the National Association of Realtors found. “Home sales have struggled to
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Bess Adler/Bloomberg Key insight: Federal Reserve Gov. Christopher Waller’s comments suggest the barriers to nonbank firms acquiring a “skinny” Fed master account — a concept Waller himself introduced late last month — may be higher than were previously assumed. Expert Quote: “There’s a misunderstanding out there that somehow just a fintech can show up and
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Fannie Mae announced updates to underwriting guidelines, including a change that removes mention of a long-standing minimum credit score benchmark. Instead of a minimum score used to address risk, Fannie Mae updated language behind the previous requirement with a minimum credit risk standard based on evaluations made in its Desktop Underwriter system itself. “The minimum
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There’s been a lot of talk lately about how a government shutdown impacts the housing market. You might be wondering: Is it causing everything to grind to a halt? The short answer? No. The housing market doesn’t stop. It keeps moving. Homes are still being bought and sold, contracts are still being signed, and closings
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Al Drago/Bloomberg Key insight: Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr said the short-term impact of AI-related job cuts will likely lead to long-term economic gains, as new technology may create new jobs with higher pay. He also said the central bank is working to bring inflation back to its 2% target but noted there is “some
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After a month of consecutive drops, mortgage rates ticked back up this week, following the 10-year Treasury. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.22%, up five basis points from last week’s mild drop of two basis points to 6.17%. according to Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market survey. The 30-year rate was 6.79% a year ago. “On
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UWM Holdings had its strongest production quarter since the pandemic-fueled 2021, beating its own guidance, taking advantage of a brief window where rates fell in September. “Although I don’t know if you guys recognize it, but it was a dominant, dominant quarter,” Mat Ishbia, chairman, CEO and president said on the earnings call. The company
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Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg Key Insight: The Fed says its revised supervisory framework reflects that large banks are well capitalized, have sound liquidity positions and good asset quality Supporting Data: Roughly 47% of large financial institutions were considered not “well managed” under the former framework. Expert Quote: “Bank ratings should reflect overall safety and soundness, not just
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