by Beth McGuire | Jan 29, 2026 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News |
This week saw a decrease in overall home purchase applications but the average mortgage rate held steady at or around three-year lows. The latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), released by Freddie Mac Thursday, shows the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM)...
by | Jan 29, 2026 | Economy, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
Lower mortgage rates at the end of 2025 prompted a refinance rush among current homeowners, helping boost prepayment rates to their highest level in three years, according to a new report from ICE Mortgage Technology. The monthly mortgage prepayment rate rose to 0.91%...
by | Jan 28, 2026 | Economy, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
Above, Fed Chair Jerome Powell The Federal Reserve has announced its interest rates will remain unchanged during its Jan. 28 meeting. This follows three straight rate cuts from the prior three Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meetings of 2025. The FOMC announced...
by | Jan 27, 2026 | Economy, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
The optimism of a new year does not seem to have brought a boost to U.S. consumer confidence—quite the opposite, in fact. According to the latest survey from the Conference Board, consumer confidence has fallen to its lowest level since 2014, lower even than the...
by Beth McGuire | Jan 22, 2026 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News |
With the spring homebuying season approaching, lower mortgage rates are a welcome development for households looking to buy a home. That’s the sentiment of some industry mortgage watchers as rates have hit recent record lows and applications for home purchases have...