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The Final Tally: 2015 the Strongest Year for Purchase Lending Since the Crash
March 2, 2016
John Bancroft
But the news wasn't all good: After peaking at $280 billion in the third quarter of 2015 – an eight-year high – purchase-mortgage originations tumbled 25 percent in 4Q...
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