Mortgage rates decline after Fed pauses hikes once more

Mortgage rates continued their downward plunge this week as inflation keeps decelerating. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.63% as of Feb. 1, a decrease from last week’s figure of 6.69%, according to Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey released on Thursday. Meanwhile, the 15-year f
Read MoreWatchdog report says CFPB can ‘enhance’ enforcement investigation processes

The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) that overseeing both the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a report stating that the CFPB’s enforcement investigation processes can be enhanced, and it offers recommendations on how
Read MoreAs the Fed plays waiting game to cut rates, housing pros lean toward incoming economic data

One of the biggest takeaways from the Wednesday press conference held by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is that the central bank isn’t likely to cut interest rates in March as investors had hoped. After signaling interest rate cuts for 2024 in its previous meeting, the focus shifted to when suc
Read MoreFOA’s Sieffert on ‘massive pivot’ in 2023, reverse mortgage opportunities ahead

Finance of America Companies (FOA) President Kristen Sieffert is bullish on the prospects for the reverse mortgage industry’s leading lender in 2024, particularly after the company went through a series of major changes last year, including the acquisition of American Advisors Group (AAG).This is ac
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