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Mortgage Industry Trends

Are You Educating Your Borrowers?

You would think that after all the hard work put in by CFPB and others to educate consumers on the mortgage process and associated costs we would now be seeing better results. According to a Wilson Perkins Allen Opinion Research survey, for ClosingCorp, in January 2017 more than 50% of homebuyers are still surprised by the costs at closing. Homebuyers…

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Mortgage Industry Trends

Will Marketplace Lending “App Out” the Loan Originator?

While Banks and non-bank mortgage lenders battle it out to capture a larger slice of a shrinking pie, Marketplace Lenders have appeared on the mortgage lending scene to upset the pie chart. What effects will such lenders have on the future of mortgage lending, and how it gets done? What is a “Marketplace Lender”? Presently, these are non-bank lenders offering…

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Mortgage Industry Trends

Home Equity and Cash-Out Refi’s On The Rise

It looks as though home refinancing may be down, but not yet out. Although overall home refinancing has declined, lenders are beginning to see a slight resurgence in requests for cash out refinances. This is due to the increase in home equity, the continued low-interest rates and an increase in consumer debt. Current homeowners see an opportunity to trade high-interest…

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Mortgage Industry Trends

Know Your Millennial Customer

Did you know that more Millennial women than men made FHA financed, primary home purchases in 2016? This was reported by Ellie Mae based on information obtained from their Millennial Tracker Report. Who knew such a tracking mechanism existed, but obviously it does. Based on the report, the use of FHA financing to purchase their primary home was: 41% of…

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