U.S. Senate Passes Bill Restricting Trigger Leads
One challenge that your buyer clients may face when applying for a mortgage are “trigger leads,” where after a lender makes a credit inquiry, a crediting reporting agency (CRA) can sell this information to third parties. The criticism of trigger leads is that they...
Mortgage Rates Decline, Continue to Hold in Steady Territory
As rates dip a bit more this week, economists point to a several-months-long stretch of little fluctuation and a short-term wait-and-see approach to interest rates by the Fed as an overall combined positive for borrowers as the summer market gets underway. According...
Refinancing Drives Mortgage Application Increase This Week
Amid Middle East and continuing economic uncertainty and mortgage rates edging higher, mortgage applications still saw an increase this week, mostly thanks to refinances. According to the latest Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey from the Mortgage Bankers...
Mortgage Mix: CFPB’s Attempted Rollback on Redlining Settlement Denied by Judge
Editor’s Note: The Mortgage Mix is RISMedia’s biweekly highlight reel of need-to-know mortgage-industry happenings. Watch for it every other Friday afternoon. – The CFPB’s motion to vacate a settlement in a redlining case against Townstone Financial was denied...
Strategies to Boost Your Content’s Visibility
What’s the point of having a social media game plan if your content isn’t getting in front of the right people? Here are a few ways to improve your brand’s visibility and reach on social media.
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