Still, according to Loretta Mester, director of research at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, the use of credit scores in lending decisions is rising — and is likely to continue to rise — with industry consolidation, as large banks that need automated processes to handle their heavy
loan volumes continue to acquire small banks.
Not exact matches
California
loan modification requests
continue to be reported with increasing
volumes.
Although mortgage market
volumes continue to decline, Lenders One is confident that making consumers aware of available
loan products and refinancing options is key to increasing
loan performance.
Government - sponsored enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
continued to dominate the field, increasing their
volume of
loan originations 51 percent, according to MBA.
Lenders
continued to increase the amount of capital available for commercial and multifamily real estate
loans in the second quarter, even after they originated a record
volume of
loans in 2013, according to MBA's «Mortgage Debt Outstanding» report.
In her first year as a producer, she delivered $ 126 million in
loan production
volume and has
continued to post strong numbers.
Refinance
loans now account for 75.1 percent of applications,
continuing the
volume slide.
«We
continue to see very little to no secondary market activity,» he says, meaning smaller lenders that can't afford to hold jumbos in their portfolios remain financially unable to make the
loans, at least in significant
volume.
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac programs also
continue to originate a high
volume of
loans, taking full advantage of the freedom given to them by the federal conservator to lend without limits on affordable housing properties.
The
continued increase in HARP
volume is attributed to record - low mortgage rates and program enhancements announced last fall, including removal of the
loan - to - value (LTV) ceiling for borrowers who refinance into fixed - rate
loans and the elimination or lowering of fees for certain borrowers.
The key to
continued loan volume is a stable Treasury rate, and our panel doesn't foresee much change, predicting an average of 4.61 %, or fewer than 25 basis points above current levels.