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Private mortgage insurance industry boomed in 2020

Housing Wire

Private mortgage insurance helped over 2 million low downpayment borrowers secure mortgage financing in 2020, a 53% increase from 2019, according to data from the government sponsored entities. The private mortgage insurance industry also supported $600 billion in mortgage originations. Mortgage Insurers.

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First Mortgage Default Rate at Highest Since September 2020

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Breaking … The post First Mortgage Default Rate at Highest Since September 2020 appeared first on DSNews. The post First Mortgage Default Rate at Highest Since September 2020 appeared first on Appraisal Buzz.

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Mortgage lending volume in 2020 likely to break records

Housing Wire

Fannie Mae , the world’s largest mortgage financier, said mortgage lending this year probably will reach an all-time high of $3.9 trillion in refinancings, the highest level since 2003 and more than double the level seen in 2019, the mortgage giant said in a forecast on Tuesday. the mortgage company forecast last month.

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Rocket Mortgage made $9.5B in profits in 2020

Housing Wire

Rocket Companies , the parent company of Rocket Mortgage , cleared another $2.48 billion in profits during the fourth quarter, giving the nation’s biggest mortgage lender a total of $9.5 billion in profits for 2020. The post Rocket Mortgage made $9.5B in profits in 2020 appeared first on HousingWire.

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How record-low mortgage rates changed everything in 2020

Housing Wire

While the United States may not have been prepared to combat a deadly virus, a quick and robust response from the Federal Reserve , along with changing consumer preferences, created a perfect storm that resulted in a record year for the housing and mortgage industries. Quite the opposite. Sales of new homes spiked 18.6% bond market.

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Minority borrowers struggled in 2020: HMDA

Housing Wire

The mortgage market had a stunning year in 2020, with closed-end originations increasing by 65.2% from the year prior, a Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) report published by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau this week disclosed. But some of the industry’s same problems remained in 2020. million in 2020.

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How 2020 raised the stakes for the mortgage industry

Housing Wire

Prior to 2020, the mantra around the mortgage industry going back to 2016 was that launching a new “digital experience” was the equivalent to table stakes in poker. The message was clear: if you weren’t already invested in new digital mortgage experience, then your competition already beat you to the sale.

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