Posts Tagged ‘Federal Reserve’
What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – May 27, 2014
Last week’s economic news was dominated by speeches given by Federal Reserve presidents, the minutes from April’s FOMC meeting and commencement address given by Fed Chair Janet Yellen. The latest readings for new and existing home sales were also released.
Read MoreWhat’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – May 12, 2014
Results from a Federal Reserve survey of senior bank loan officers indicated that lenders have held the line on prime lending standards and have raised standards for sub-prime and non-traditional home loans.
Read MoreFed Considers Future of Quantitative Easing
The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) released minutes from its January meeting on Wednesday, as it generally does three weeks following the meeting.
Read MoreMortgage Approvals : Documents You’ll Need For Your Lender
According to the Federal Reserve’s quarterly Senior Loan Officer Survey, it’s getting easier to get approved for a home loan.
Read MoreWhat’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week : October 29, 2012
Pricing for both conforming and FHA mortgage rates improved between Monday and Friday, with the majority of gains occurring late in the week.
Read MoreWhat’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week : September 17, 2012
Mortgage markets improved last week as the Federal Reserve introduced new economic stimulus.
Read MoreWhat’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week : September 4, 2012
Mortgage markets improved last week for the second consecutive week.
Read MoreMortgage Standards Stop Tightening; Lending Soon To Loosen?
As another signal of an improving U.S. economy, the nation’s biggest banks have started to loosen mortgage lending standards.
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