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March 17, 2017

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Supply of MBS Outstanding Continued Growing in Late 2016

Thanks to strong growth in the agency market, the supply of single-family MBS outstanding continued to grow over the final three months of 2016, a new Inside MBS & ABS analysis reveals. Read More

Did QE Put the Fed in a Box from Which it Can’t Escape?

An interview this week with Peter Schiff, CEO of Euro Pacific Capital and a perennial critic of the Federal Reserve, suggests that the extraordinary level of support the U.S. central bank gave to the housing and mortgage markets in the wake of the financial crisis may mean the Fed is stuck between a rock and a hard place. Read More

Credit Reporting Changes Could Spur More Mortgage Lending

The three major credit bureaus plan to exclude two critical pieces of negative information from their reports, which may make it easier for some borrowers to qualify for a mortgage. Read More

Grant from NAMB and United Wholesale Helps Fund 15 New Mortgage Broker Shops

A program launched in September to provide grants to mortgage brokers has helped launch 15 new independent mortgage brokerage shops, according to the National Association of Mortgage Brokers. Read More

Appraisers Frustrated with Regulatory Burdens, Low Pay

Appraisers are most frustrated with the FHA, excessive regulations and insufficient compensation, according to a National Association of Realtors survey of more than 2,000 appraisers. Read More

Top Cities for Millennial Homebuyers Include Pittsburgh, DC

A new study by LendingTree said that Pittsburgh tops the list of cities for millennial homebuyers with 48.4 percent of all purchase mortgage requests coming from that demographic. Read More

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