Besieged on all Sides

The mortgage industry faces daunting challenges on the data-protection and privacy fronts

Home price gains see modest October increase

The latest data from S&P Dow Jones Indices shows that home prices continued to rise across the United States as 2019 wound down, although appreciation remains at a modest rate. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index reported a 3.3% annual gain in October, up from 3.2% in the month prior. It’s a […]

Today’s Refinance Boom Will Likely Impact The Future Homebuyer

Homeowners in the U.S. were on track to refinance their mortgages to the tune of about $800 billion in 2019, according to estimates from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). That’s a substantial increase over the $467 billion in refinance volume the mortgage industry saw in 2018. This made for a bumper year for mortgage originators […]