The long-term rate drop in anticipation of the latest Federal Open Market Committee has affected servicing, but since the confirmation of a 25 basis point FOMC cut has stabilized financing costs the impact currently appears limited on a go-forward basis. “Servicers should expect a pickup in refinances as there are a significant number of households […]
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Adobe Stock Profits for home flippers have been on a steady decline for more than a decade, and return on investment hit a 17-year low in the second quarter of this year, impacting a market some lenders serve. The average return on investment for a flipped home was 25.1% in the second quarter of 2025,
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The American Enterprise Institute’s (AEI) recent opinion piece (“FICO isn’t the problem. A premature two-score system is“) challenges a nearly unanimous market conclusion: VantageScore 4.0 is a more predictive credit score for mortgages than Classic FICO. Tobias Peter and Sissi Li’s critique tells yesterday’s story. VantageScore 4.0 is about tomorrow, and the market agrees. While
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