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Day in the Life of… Amy Beart, head of underwriting at OSB Group – Mortgage Strategy

Day in the Life of… Amy Beart, head of underwriting at OSB Group – Mortgage Strategy

Amy Beart – Illustration by Dan Murrell My alarm goes off at… …4.45am Monday to Friday and 6.00am at weekends....

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Rate and Term Refinances Are Up a Whopping 300% from a Year Ago

Rate and Term Refinances Are Up a Whopping 300% from a Year Ago

What a difference a year makes. While the mortgage industry has been purchase loan-heavy for several years now, it could...

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Demand for second-home mortgages plummets to 2016 levels

Demand for second-home mortgages plummets to 2016 levels

Mortgage-rate locks, which allow homebuyers to secure an interest rate for a set period, are generally a reliable indicator of...

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Rocket Pro TPO first lender to raise conforming loan limits

Rocket Pro TPO first lender to raise conforming loan limits

Wholesale giant Rocket Pro TPO has raised its conforming loan limits, claiming to be the first mortgage player to do...

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Goldman Sachs   – Mortgage Strategy

Goldman Sachs   – Mortgage Strategy

The Bank of England will begin a series of rate cuts that will lead the base rate to hit 3%...

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I Pay My Mortgage Around the 15th of Every Month

I Pay My Mortgage Around the 15th of Every Month

Lately, savings accounts have been paying a pretty solid return. Companies like Capital One and Discover have been offering over...

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NAMB president talks priorities, looks ahead

NAMB president talks priorities, looks ahead

The association head outlines a number of key focus areas Disclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and...

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Core U.S. inflation picks up, damping odds of outsize Fed cut

Core U.S. inflation picks up, damping odds of outsize Fed cut

Underlying U.S. inflation unexpectedly picked up in August as housing costs accelerated, undercutting the chances of an outsize Federal Reserve...

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Mortgage Charter has supported 1.4m borrowers since launch – Mortgage Strategy

Mortgage Charter has supported 1.4m borrowers since launch – Mortgage Strategy

Around 1.4million borrowers have received support through the government’s Mortgage Charter, new FCA figures show. Many of those borrowers were...

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It’s Not a Mortgage Rate Story Anymore

It’s Not a Mortgage Rate Story Anymore

The other day I noticed that mortgage rates were being advertised at some really low levels. Many quotes in the...

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