Escrow Holdbacks vs. Repair Escrows: What’s the Difference?
Escrow holdbacks and repair escrows are common tools in real estate transactions, used to facilitate smooth property transfers under certain ...
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FHFA Finalizes New Fair Lending Rules
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has announced its finalized Fair Lending, Fair Housing, and Equitable Housing Finance Plans to ...
LeadingRE Welcomes Notable to Solutions Group Program
Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® has announced that Notable has joined its Solutions Group program of preferred business ...
LeadingRE Adds Tongo to Solutions Group Program
Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® (LeadingRE) has added the financial tool Tongo to its solutions group program, the ...
Mortgage Credit Availability Decreased in March
Mortgage credit availability decreased in March according to the latest Mortgage Credit Availability Index (MCAI), a report from the Mortgage ...
New CFPB Report Finds Three Major Credit Bureaus Providing Insufficient Complaint Responses
A new analysis by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) reveals how changes in complaint responses provided by nationwide consumer ...
Freddie Mac Single-Family CRT Program Expects $25 Billion in 2022 Issuance Volume
Freddie Mac recently announced that its Single-Family credit risk transfer (CRT) program expects issuance volume of at least $25 billion ...
Real Estate Q&A: Can I Use My Credit to Help Buy a House Where Someone Else Pays the Mortgage?
(TNS)— Q: What are the pitfalls for a mother to use her credit to buy a house for her thirty-something ...
October Reported Increased Credit Availability
October saw increased credit availability according to the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) Mortgage Credit Availability Index (MCAI), which analyzes data ...
Credit Report Disputes More Common in Majority Black and Hispanic Neighborhoods
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently released research finding that consumers in majority Black and Hispanic neighborhoods, as well ...
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