The share of economists expecting the next Federal Open Market Committee action to be a rate hike continues to grow, the latest Wolters Kluwer survey found. Processing Content The latest Blue Chip Economic Indicators survey was taken on July 6 and 7, which was before the June meeting minutes were released. But it was a […]
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Optimism surrounding the remodeling market dipped slightly in the second quarter, despite strong May numbers, a new survey found. Processing Content The National Association of Home Builders Remodeling Market Index for the second quarter posted a reading of 61, a one-point drop from the first quarter but still comfortably in positive territory and up from
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A switch from the industry’s standard tri-merge to a single-credit file could be done in such a way that loan-level price adjustment variations would be within acceptable limits, according to a new Mortgage Bankers Association study. Processing Content The analysis of Intercontinental Exchange data from 105,000 loans originated in the first half of 2025 finds
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