Mortgages

None of the economists surveyed by Wolters Kluwer predict the Fed will cut rates at this week's meeting, few expect one in July and 41% said after September.

A survey from Redfin reveals that Americans are unsure about how President Trump's policies will affect home prices.

Secondary market interest in home equity contracts is drawing new participants, with 2025 securitization activity ahead of last year, industry leaders said.

While lenders have come out with more products for the spring season, rate lock data finds buyers still hesitant to act because of high mortgage rates.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau pinpointed five rules that it wants the White House budget office to review. Details, however, are sparse.

Interest-rate swaps showed traders now see a roughly 70% chance of a quarter-point rate cut by September. Fewer than two rate cuts are fully priced in for the year.

Loans with alternative documentation and high combined loan-to-value ratios had more performance concerns, according to a new KBRA study.

Even with the four basis-point drop, the 30-year fixed rate mortgage remained at levels last seen in February as the Spring homebuying season reaches its climax.

TPG Angelo Gordon estimates there's a $2 trillion market for home equity products. Thanks to tighter lending standards, the debt also appears safer than in the 2008 financial crisis.

The product, as well as the housing market, is different today than what it was two decades ago, where some feel it was a cause of the financial crisis.