The Truth About Mortgage Blog
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Latest Posts
Mortgage Rates vs. the Coronavirus: We Might Test New All-Time Lows
Mortgage rates can be pretty volatile. Just like stocks, they can change daily depending on what’s happening in the economy. Beyond that, mortgage rates can move based on news that doesn’t involve a report on the economic calendar, such as ... Read More »
Mortgage Delinquencies Have Fallen to the Lowest Level on Record
What a difference a decade makes, at least when it comes to paying the mortgage on time. A new report from Black Knight revealed that mortgage delinquencies fell more than 5% in January to reach their lowest point since 2000, ... Read More »
Quontic Bank Launches No Doc Streamline Mortgage Refinance
Quontic Bank, which bills itself as an “adaptive digital bank,” has launched what they refer to as a “first of its kind” no doc home loan with loan amounts as high as $3 million. The non-Qualified Mortgage (non-QM), which is ... Read More »
Quicken Loans’ One Reverse Mortgage to Pause Operations
One Reverse Mortgage, a Quicken Loans company, is reportedly pausing operations, according to a statement delivered to Reverse Mortgage Daily. While it’s unclear what the word “pause” means at this time, RMD also noted that the lender doesn’t expect to ... Read More »
Mortgage Due Dates 101
If you recently took out a mortgage, or have been thinking about purchasing real estate, you may be wondering when your mortgage payments will be due each month, among other things (like how late Ikea is open). Well, mortgage payments ... Read More »
loanDepot Mortgage Review: Digital Process Helps You Close 17 Days Faster
One of the largest nonbank mortgage lenders in the country is loanDepot, typically landing on the top-10 list overall year after year. In fact, they’ve even cracked the top five in some years as well, so they’re certainly a big ... Read More »
More Than a Quarter of Millennial Homeowners Want to Go Back to Renting
I guess homeownership isn’t for everyone, at least if you consider a new study from LendingTree. When respondents were asked if they would “ever go back to renting,” some 28% of Millennials said yes. Even worse, 10% said they’d go ... Read More »
AmeriSave Mortgage Review: Pioneer of the Digital Mortgage?
While perhaps not a household name, there’s a good chance you’ll stumble upon AmeriSave if actively shopping your home loan. They have quite a presence online and are a top-rated lender with LendingTree, despite a lack of physical branches and ... Read More »
A Fast Mortgage Isn’t Necessarily the Best Mortgage
These days, all the mortgage advertisements I see promote speed. Get your loan fast. Get it with the push of a button. Get approved in minutes, close in a week! Hello Figure and Rocket Mortgage, and basically every other fintech ... Read More »
HomeLight Cash Close: Make All-Cash Offers and Trade-In Your Old Home for a New One
Real estate agent matchmaker HomeLight has launched two new programs for homeowners in California that make it easier to buy and sell by leveraging the power of cash. The new initiative, known as “HomeLight’s Cash Close program,” includes HomeLight Trade-In ... Read More »
