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29 Jul to 02 Aug – Mortgage Strategy

29 Jul to 02 Aug – Mortgage Strategy

Mortgage Strategy’s Top 10 Stories of the Week: Accord and NatWest are slashing rates tomorrow, and the industry breathes a...

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UBS sues Bank of America over $200 million Countrywide-related legal costs

UBS sues Bank of America over $200 million Countrywide-related legal costs

Bank of America’s acquisition of Countrywide for $2.5 billion in July 2008 came at a steep cost, as the bank...

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Mortgage activity cools for second straight week

Mortgage activity cools for second straight week

Home lending activity slowed last week, largely due to a pullback in government-backed refinances, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association....

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Paragon reports new business is higher than expected – Mortgage Strategy

Paragon reports new business is higher than expected – Mortgage Strategy

Paragon has reported that new business levels are running ahead of expectations in its Q3 trading update today. Although its...

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Will the Housing Market Crash in 2025?

Will the Housing Market Crash in 2025?

I got active on Twitter over the past year and change and to my surprise (not sure why it’s surprising...

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How widespread is the housing market’s ‘lock-in’ effect?

How widespread is the housing market’s ‘lock-in’ effect?

The run-up in rates means for the majority of those borrowers, it makes little sense to move, swapping their existing...

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Waterstone Mortgage has best quarter in two years

Waterstone Mortgage has best quarter in two years

Waterstone Mortgage reported a second consecutive quarter of profitability, although management at its parent company cautioned about the macro environment...

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22 Jul to 26 Jul – Mortgage Strategy

22 Jul to 26 Jul – Mortgage Strategy

Mortgage Strategy’s Top 10 Stories of the Week: This week’s highlights include the start of the first ‘mortgage prisoners’ court...

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Presidential Candidate Kamala Harris Has a 7-Year Adjustable-Rate Mortgage

Presidential Candidate Kamala Harris Has a 7-Year Adjustable-Rate Mortgage

By now you’ve heard the news. President Biden dropped out of the 2024 presidential race and paved the way for...

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Is opportunity improving for first-time homebuyers?

Is opportunity improving for first-time homebuyers?

For Kristin O’Neil (pictured top), senior loan officer at Open Door Lending, 2024 has seen an uptick in first-time buyers...

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