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5 days ago |
money.usnews.com | Gina Freeman |Peter Warden |Ray Frager
On May 6, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced it will no longer prioritize enforcement actions taken on buy now, pay later transactions, in accordance with a Biden-era rule that classified BNPL providers as credit card issuers subject to the Truth in Lending Act.
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1 week ago |
mortgageresearch.com | Peter Warden
The Bottom Line Real estate commissions don't appear to be dropping after a landmark verdict that was supposed to cut costs of selling a home. Remember all the fuss about real estate agent commissions back in the summer of 2024? The National Association of Realtors® (NAR) had reached a court settlement in March that was supposed to slash the cost of selling a home when it was implemented in July.
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1 week ago |
mortgageresearch.com | Peter Warden
The average 30-year fixed rate mortgage is 6.84% today, an increase of 0.05% since yesterday. The 15-year fixed mortgage rate stands at 5.78%, up by 0.03%. The 30-year FHA mortgage now averages 6.18%, having risen by 0.06. Meanwhile, the 30-year jumbo mortgage rate is 7.24%, reflecting an increase of 0.16%. The bigger picture Friday's jobs report was bad for mortgage rates, as we expected. And those rates moved higher over the whole week.
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1 week ago |
mortgageresearch.com | Peter Warden
The average 30-year fixed rate mortgage is 6.78% today, an increase of 0.08% since yesterday. The 15-year fixed mortgage rate stands at 5.74%, up by 0.08%. The 30-year FHA mortgage now averages 6.12%, having risen by 0.05. Meanwhile, the 30-year jumbo mortgage rate is 7.09%, reflecting an increase of 0.02%. Today's daily article is published later than usual, so we can bring you actual figures from today's highly important jobs report.
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2 weeks ago |
themortgagereports.com | Peter Warden
The Census Bureau says that, since the pandemic, home buyers have been moving from urban centers to inner suburbs and rural locations. They’ve been driven mainly by the expansion of remote working, triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic, which means they can live almost anywhere. But another factor may be the existence of a type of rural housing loan that requires zero down payment and is available in many suburbs. Keep reading for more information about this mortgage.
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