Analyst Barry Habib of MBS Highway told us last week that once the yield breaks above 3.00 percent it’s only a matter of time before it hits 3.80. Just think of what that might do to the mortgage business…
The Department of Veterans Affairs is directing lenders to provide early disclosures to help borrowers seeking an Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loan determine whether they would actually benefit from the transaction and not end up victimized by a refinancing scam.
The CFPB last week issued another in its series of requests for information – this one focusing on the bureau’s administrative adjudications. “The bureau is seeking to better understand the benefits and impacts of its use of administrative adjudications, and how its existing process may be improved,” the agency said. “This RFI will provide an opportunity for the public to submit feedback and suggest ways to improve outcomes for both consumers and covered entities.” In order to more effectively evaluate suggestions, the bureau asked that comments include specific discussion of the positive and negative aspects of the agency’s administrative adjudication processes, including whether a policy of proceeding in federal court in all instances would be preferable. The CFPB also would like ...
Complaints by active-duty and retired U.S. military personnel about their mortgages rose in many categories tracked, both on a quarterly basis and on an annual basis, according to a new analysis and ranking by Inside the CFPB. Overall, they are definitely trending up. For instance, complaints by service members about all mortgage products in general rose from 582 incidents in the fourth quarter of 2016 to 739 in the fourth quarter of 2017, but they fell from a total of 741 in the third quarter of last year. The increase was a little more consistent when particular mortgage products were segregated out from the aggregate data. For instance, gripes about conventional mortgages rose from 218 in 4Q16 to 334 [with charts] ...
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