by Banker & Tradesman | Jun 17, 2020
The number of applications for purchase and refinance mortgages nation-wide jumped last week while growth in the number of loans in forbearance continued to slow according to a pair of new surveys from the Mortgage Bankers Association.
by Banker & Tradesman | May 27, 2020
According to Mortgage Bankers Association’s estimate, 4.2 million homeowners are now in forbearance plans.
by Banker & Tradesman | May 19, 2020
The share of America’s mortgages in forbearance has now risen above 8 percent, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s latest survey. However, other data in the survey suggests the situation could be stabilizing.
by Banker & Tradesman | May 12, 2020
The latest Mortgage Bankers Association survey shows nearly 4 million homeowners’ mortgages are now in forbearance.
by Banker & Tradesman | May 5, 2020
The latest Mortgage Bankers Association survey shows nearly 4 million homeowners’ mortgages are now in forbearance.
by Banker & Tradesman | Apr 21, 2020
Nearly 6 percent of all mortgages in America are now in forbearance, according to new data from the Mortgage Bankers Association.
by Banker & Tradesman | Oct 30, 2019
The Mortgage Bankers Association announced Tuesday that it expects purchase originations to increase 1.6 percent to $1.29 trillion in 2020. After a surge in activity in 2019, MBA anticipates refinance originations will slow next year, decreasing by 24.5 percent to $599 billion.
by Diane McLaughlin | Oct 6, 2019
Banks and credit unions could face additional regulations as state legislators seek to govern what companies do with consumer information in the absence of federal standards.
by State House News Service | Sep 12, 2019
Credit unions and banks, long at odds over the differing regulations they face, renewed sparring Wednesday over several bills that industry leaders on either side claim gives the other an unfair advantage.
by Banker & Tradesman | Aug 14, 2019
Mortgage applications increased 21.7 percent from one week earlier in the wake of the Federal Reserve’s rate cut, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending Aug. 9.
by Banker & Tradesman | Mar 15, 2018
Mortgage applications increased 0.9 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending March 9.
by Bram Berkowitz | Mar 4, 2018
With recreational pot sales slated to begin statewide in July and financial institutions largely staying away from the industry, the state’s top cannabis official Steve Hoffman has proposed setting up a state-run pot bank.
by Jim Morrison | Feb 21, 2018
Mortgage applications decreased 6.6 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending February 16, 2018.
by Banker & Tradesman | Jan 31, 2018
Mortgage applications decreased 2.6 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending Jan. 26.
by Banker & Tradesman | Jan 24, 2018
Mortgage applications increased 4.5 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending Jan. 19.
by Banker & Tradesman | Jan 18, 2018
Mortgage applications increased 4.1 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending Jan. 12, 2018.
by Banker & Tradesman | Jan 15, 2018
The Mortgage Bankers Association Builder Applications Survey data for December 2017 shows mortgage applications for new home purchases increased 7.8 percent compared to December 2016.
by Banker & Tradesman | Jan 3, 2018
Mortgage applications decreased 2.8 percent from two weeks earlier, according to data released today by the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending Dec. 29.
by Jim Morrison | Dec 24, 2017
The numbers aren’t all in yet, but it seems safe to say 2017 was a good year for residential real estate in Massachusetts. Historically low inventory and interest rates translated to high prices and fast, strong sales numbers, pleasing most sellers and agents. Buyers, on the other hand, found high prices and stiff competition.
by Jim Morrison | Dec 21, 2017
Mortgage applications decreased 4.9 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending December 15, 2017.