This was the worst week for mortgage rates in 3 years - and it may be just the beginning
The average rate on the 30-year fixed is now 20 basis points higher than it was on Monday and 36 basis points higher than its last low on Sept. 4, according to Mortgage News Daily.
|
U.S. advisers to home buyers get permission to earn fees from mortgage lenders
Housing counseling agencies that offer advice and assistance to struggling home buyers will be allowed to receive fees from mortgage lenders under a new, relaxed regulatory policy unveiled by the U.S. consumer watchdog on Tuesday.
|
Rock Hill lawyer kept $166k in breach of trust fraud in home closing, police say
A Rock Hill lawyer was arrested Friday after not paying off more than $166,000 owed from a house closing, police said.
|
Analysts react after Fidelity abandons Stewart acquisition
To no one's surprise, Fidelity National Financial Inc. and Stewart Information Services Corp. agreed Tuesday morning to abandon their proposed merger, after the U.S. Federal Trade Commission voted Friday to oppose the deal.
|
Sound Off: What are title searches and why are they important?
If there is one thing you should take-away from this article, it's this: Make sure you review a title search with your real estate agent as early as possible when buying or selling property.
|
Title insurance's Big Three are not to be: Fidelity, Stewart call off $1.2B merger
Stewart announced on Tuesday that the two companies had made the mutual decision to call off their merger after it did not receive the necessary approval from the Federal Trade Commission. Fidelity will pay Stewart a $50 million reverse termination fee.
|
Looking beyond eSignature, DocuSign aims for the modern mortgage
"Rooms for Mortgage allows lenders to pull all the necessary resources together for a drama-free closing day," said Georg Gerstenfeld, general manager of global real estate solutions at DocuSign. "It's intuitive, user-friendly and flexible enough to support traditional closings, fully digital closings with eNotary, eNotes and eVaults, or anything in between."
|