Private mortgage insurance, or PMI, can help you buy a home faster with less than 20% down. PMI cost depends on your credit rating, loan type and down payment size. PMI can often be avoided when it ...

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Mortgage rates are determined by many factors that include inflation rates, economic conditions, housing market trends and the Federal Reserve's target interest rate. Lenders also consider your ...

iEmergent forecasts total originations in 2025 to surpass $2 trillion for the first time since 2022 Total mortgage originations will jump 13% next year to $2.27 trillion, according to a new forecast ...

Mortgage rates are determined by many factors that include inflation rates, economic conditions, housing market trends and the Federal Reserve's target interest rate. Lenders also consider your ...

ACES Quality Management reported that the mortgage industry’s overall critical defect rate rose to 1.51% in the second quarter of 2025, driven largely by sharp increases in appraisal and borrower ...

Mortgage applications increased 1.1% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending May 9, 2025. On an ...

A chattel mortgage is a type of loan used to purchase movable personal property, such as vehicles or equipment, with the property itself serving as collateral. According to the Consumer Financial ...

Valerie Morris is an editor at Fox Money and a personal loan expert. Fox Money is a personal finance hub featuring content generated by Credible Operations, Inc. (Credible), which is majority-owned ...