A new survey from Campbell Communications and Inside Mortgage Finance Publications revealed that real estate agents hold sway when it comes to choosing a lender.… Read More »Real Estate Agents Influence Lender Choice for Nearly Half of Home Buyers

For those shopping for a mortgage, it can be pretty difficult to determine which company is the best to work with. There are several possible… Read More »New Website Helps Mortgage Brokers Shop Around

During the fourth quarter of 2012, newcomer PennyMac cracked the top 10 mortgage lender list, according to stats compiled by MortgageStats. The Calabasas, California-based startup… Read More »PennyMac Cracks List of Top 10 Mortgage Lenders

(Please click here for the large, legible version) As an ode to the NCAA tournament, or “March Madness” as it’s commonly known, I woke up… Read More »Mortgage Madness 2013

For months, I’ve been banging on about the lack of a refinance program for private-label mortgages, those not backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.… Read More »Nearly Half of All Underwater Private-Label Mortgages Modified

A huge panel of economists from banks, universities, and investment and research firms weighed in on the direction of U.S. home prices over the next… Read More »Home Prices Expected to Rise 22% Through 2017

There have long been stirrings of a potential Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac merger, or the outright dissolution of the under-fire companies ever since they… Read More »Beginning of the End for Fannie and Freddie?