The average top tier 30yr fixed rate held exceptionally steady last week after moving just a bit lower over the weekend. By comparison, today’s rates are much closer to Friday’s latest levels and still very close to the lowest we’ve seen since October, 2024. If the two key economic considerations for interest rates are jobs […]
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Homeowners are seeing record levels of equity in their homes, and many are eager to use it. Mortgage originations hit their highest levels since 2022 driven in large part by purchases and cash-out refinances, according to Intercontinental Exchange’s August Mortgage Monitor. Cash-out loans made up 59% of all refinances, with borrowers pulling an average of
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Lending software platform MeridianLink will go back into private hands after announcing Monday it had agreed to terms of an acquisition deal with investment management firm Centerbridge Partners. The deal to reprivatize the Irvine, California-based technology provider is the latest in a wave of mortgage-related mergers and acquisitions this year and also comes as advances
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