Paul Centopani is an editor for National Mortgage News. Prior to joining Arizent, he worked as an editor at a private equity publication and freelances as a sports writer in his spare time. Paul grew up in Connecticut, graduated from THE Binghamton University and now resides in Chicago after seven years as a New Yorker.
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The Federal Housing Finance Agency will extend the same GSE benchmarks of the past three years into 2021.
July 20 -
A strong housing market prior to the pandemic and the subsequent coronavirus-related moratorium helped to pull foreclosure activity down to historic lows in the first half of 2020, though that could all change soon, according to Attom Data Solutions.
July 17 -
From affordable housing policy to GSE conservatorship, the next president will wield a heavy influence on mortgage and housing policies.
July 17 -
The number of loans going into coronavirus-related forbearance fell for the fourth consecutive week, as the growth rate plummeted 21 basis points between June 29 and July 5, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.
July 13 -
The number of loans going into coronavirus-related forbearance dropped for the third consecutive week, as the growth rate fell 8 basis points between June 22 and June 28, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.
July 7 -
Lenders and servicers' biggest pandemic challenges revolve around clarity for loan eligibility and understanding options for their borrowers once the forbearance period ends.
July 1 -
The number of loans going into coronavirus-related forbearance ground down to a growth rate of 2 basis points between June 1 and June 7, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.
June 15 -
Some cities saw drops in annual housing supply nearing 40% in early May, according to Zillow.
May 26 -
With mortgage rates reaching all-time lows in the opening quarter, refinance originations were up in 97% of housing markets during 1Q, according to Attom Data Solutions.
May 21 -
Total forbearance driven by the coronavirus rose by 25 basis points, which suggests it is still growing but at a slowing pace, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.
May 18
