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Banks Start To Loosen Up In Underwriting

Banks Start To Loosen Up In Underwriting

After a half-decade of tightening mortgage guidelines, banks are starting to “loosen up”.

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What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week : January 9, 2012

What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week : January 9, 2012

Mortgage markets improved last week, pushing mortgage rates lower for the second straight week.

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What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week : December 12, 2011

What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week : December 12, 2011

The Federal Open Market Committee meets this week. Mortgage rates could get volatile.

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What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week : December 5, 2011

What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week : December 5, 2011

Mortgage markets made little change last week for the fifth time in as many weeks.

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Banks Resume Tightening Mortgage Guidelines

Banks Resume Tightening Mortgage Guidelines

After a 2-year easing cycle, the nation’s biggest bank banks report that they’ve reversed course, and are raising the bar on mortgage approvals.

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What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week : September 26, 2011

What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week : September 26, 2011

Mortgage markets improved last week as the Federal Reserve provided new market stimulus and the Eurozone continued to grapple with Greek’s sovereign debt issues.

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What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week : September 19, 2011

What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week : September 19, 2011

Mortgage rates rose for the first time in three weeks last week, pushing conforming and FHA mortgage rates off their all-time, historical lows

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After A Pause, Mortgage Guidelines Resume Tightening

After A Pause, Mortgage Guidelines Resume Tightening

Mortgage guidelines appear to be tightening with the nation’s largest banks.

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