The Department of Housing and Urban Development announced plans to relocate from its longtime headquarters located in the nation’s capital to Alexandria, Virginia. Such a move had also been the subject of rumors since early in the second Trump administration, as its Department of Government Efficiency set out to target examples of what it classified […]
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Mortgage rates rose slightly last week, but refinancing demand continued to drive a modest uptick in overall applications, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. The average rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage ticked up 4 basis points last week to 6.88%, the MBA said. This was a bounce back from the week before when the
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Kevin Wall, co-president of First American Title Insurance Co., has abruptly exited his role from the largest individual underwriter in the nation, the company confirmed. His departure was first reported by Inside Mortgage Finance. Wall also headed up the company’s Agent/Lender Group, which consists of the Agency, Mortgage Solutions, Docutech, First American India, Servicemac and
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