Mortgages

The Fed's higher for longer statements have pushed up the 10-year Treasury in recent weeks to levels last seen in 2007 and that is affecting pricing.

But the industry will still have to go through some pain in 2024, Wharton Professor Susan Wachter told attendees at the Mortgage Bankers Association annual convention.

While great progress has been made towards the goal of reducing capacity by 30%, job reductions should continue for several more quarters.

The average interest rate for the 30-year loan rose for the fifth consecutive week, according to Freddie Mac, but Treasury yields did move lower.

The current Treasury yield curve is leading homeowners to pay mortgage rates at least 120 basis points more than they should, equal to an extra $245 a month on a $300,000 loan, their letter said.

Treasuries fell, extending a selloff in government securities that has rapidly pushed up yields over the past month and threatens to undercut the economy by driving up borrowing costs.

One in every 123 purchase applications showed indications of fraud in the second quarter, outpacing the first, the report found.

While some observers believe that by year-end, the 30-year FRM would be lower than current levels, chatter about an 8% mortgage exists.

Loan activity fell for a second consecutive week, dropping to levels last seen in 1996, as a potential government shutdown loomed.

The share of residential property buyers that put themselves in the most optimistic category jumped notably in the latest edition of an RCN survey.

The class action case, first brought up in 2020, accused Lakeview Loan Servicing and LoanCare of violating the Texas Debt Collection Act by charging "junk" fees.

In July, month-to-month missed payments increased but improved on an annual basis because a lower share of borrowers were 90 days or more late.

Public policy experts debated the effect of rising rates on the mortgage market, the impact on homebuyers and ways that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could exit conservatorship at the National Mortgage News Digital Mortgage Conference.

Even as Freddie Mac's survey put rates at their highest since December 2000, factors like rising oil prices and a government shutdown could slow the economy.

Credit ratings were cut on the highest number of commercial mortgage-backed securities in "recent memory" last week, according to strategists at Bank of America Corp.

A combination of economic and environmental factors are sending property and flood coverage premiums soaring, which can make costs insurmountable for some.

Since 2019, distressed loans have increased 77%, but it is just a small portion of the $691 billion currently outstanding.

Fewer of these mortgages are paying off, adding to the amount of credit on investors' books, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.

The real estate investment trust arm of two affiliate mortgage-related companies could reduce other debt and finance purchases of loans, servicing or securities.

High mortgage rates and the lack of inventory for sale pushed the sector into a downturn twice recently - between May and November last year and in May of 2023 - according to First American