Refinance

As 30-year fixed-rate mortgages rose 30 basis points year-over-year, non-QM originations are estimated to grow 400% in 2019.

Slower growth to interest rates and home prices will boost housing affordability in 2019, according to Fannie Mae.

Physicians account for 28.8% of borrowers in the collateral pool, up from 22% for SoFi's previous student loan securitization, according to Moody's Investors Service. Notably, fewer of these, 4.2% versus 7.8%, are in residency programs.

Falling mortgage rates have reached the point where they are spurring speculation about a possible resurgence in refinancing.

Ginnie Mae officials are concerned about unusual activity with Department of Veterans Affairs cash-out refinances and are investigating the causes, as well as whether predatory lenders are taking advantage of veterans.

Mike Cagney’s current venture, Figure Technologies, is offering consumers the ability to apply online for home equity loans and get funding in as little as five days.

All five – Plaza West Covina Mall (Calif.), Franklin Park Mall (Ohio), Parkway Plaza (Calif.), Capital Mall (Wash.), and Great Northern Mall (Ohio) – were built in the 1970s and have JCPenney or Sears as a major tenant.

Quicken Loans, Citizens Bank and Better Mortgage are refinancing loans using Airbnb income as part of a pilot project with Fannie Mae.

The Blackstone affiliate is cashing out over $200 million of home price appreciation in the process, resulting in a loan-to-value ratio that is unchanged from the original Colony American Homes transactions.

The first refinancing, in January, was primarily intended to extend the life of the post-reinvestment period deal; this time, the manager is also lowering the interest paid.