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Your Escrow Association of Washington wrote in support of LPO Board Chairwoman, Shelley Miner’s position opposing the Washington State Bar Association’s recommendation that the fee be raised more than 400%. Calling the new proposed fee of $453, “unreasonable and financially unnecessary,” and acknowledging that the fees had not been adjusted for a number of years, Chairwoman Miner’s letter to the WSBA instead endorsed the Bar’s own Budget and Audit Committee recommendation that the fee increase to $200. Click here to read the LPB’s entire letter in opposition.
HousingWire.com
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Posted To: MND NewsWireAfter a steep dive in October, America's attitude toward buying a home is on the rise again. Positive answers to the question of whether it is a good time to buy on Fannie … - Automation, Marketing Tools; Shift in Evaluating Credit
Posted To: Pipeline PressIf you knew the value of the house was going to decline, or that the borrower has bad credit and would default, would you make the loan? There’s always a debate about how best … - MBS Day Ahead: Still Waiting on Bigger Potential Market Movers
Posted To: MBS CommentaryIn the grand scheme of things, today will likely be another placeholder of a day unless some unexpected (and fairly significant) trade war update happens to come out. That lea … - Mortgage Rates Snap Back to Lower Levels
Posted To: Mortgage Rate WatchMortgage rates reacted somewhat harshly to an incredibly strong jobs report last Friday. At the time, I noted that such a jobs report would typically have done much more … - FHA's Mortgage Insurance Fund Improvement Has Come a Long Way
Posted To: MND NewsWireThe Federal Housing Administration (FHA) released its annual Report to Congress several weeks ago, reporting significant improvement in its Mutual Mortgage Insurance (MMI) Fund. …
MortgageNewsDaily.com
- Fannie Mae: Consumers' attitude about the housing market improved in November
Although the nation’s homebuying confidence strengthened in November, Fannie Mae’s Home Purchase Sentiment Index indicates several factors including supply and home price appreciation are weakening gr … - Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac watchdog prepping for "massive IPO"
The watchdog for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is interviewing Wall Street firms to handle a public offering that would dwarf any IPO in history, Fox says. The post Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac watchdog prepp … - Zillow is now buying houses in Los Angeles
Homeowners in Los Angeles have a new option when it comes to selling their house: Zillow. The online real estate giant announced Monday that it is now buying and selling houses in Los Angeles and Oran … - Inflation-tamer Paul Volcker, former Fed Chairman, dies at 92
Paul Volcker, the stogie-smoking chairman of the Federal Reserve who pioneered the policies responsible for today’s sub-4% mortgage rates, died Sunday in New York at the age of 92. The post Inflation- … - Black Knight: Servicer retention rates are falling as refinances are rising
While refinances have risen throughout the year, fewer and fewer borrowers are staying with their servicers after they refinance. A new report from Black Knight shows that servicers retention rates fe …
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