Author name: Ricky Vasquez

Mortgage rates are based on bonds, but whereas bonds improved slightly from Friday’s levels, mortgage rates are microscopically higher for the average lender. The issue is timing. Mortgage lenders set rates last Friday during a time of day when bonds were at their best levels. In other words, today’s improvement is only an improvement relative […]

A federal appeals court has revived a shareholder lawsuit against Freddie Mac and former executives, as one of those judges is urging everyone to wrap up the 18-year-old case. Processing Content The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals last week overturned a lower court’s ruling that quashed a lawsuit from a pension fund against Freddie and

Hometap and peer shared-appreciation agreement platforms are looking toward legal arbitration that would allow them to privately resolve a series of recently filed lawsuits this summer.  Processing Content The Boston-based home equity investment provider asked a federal judge to compel arbitration on Friday in one of three class action complaints filed against it this year.