Freddie Mac: Doubtful Rates Will Return to Recent Lows

"One thing seems certain: we aren't likely to see average 30-year fixed mortgage rates return to the historic lows experienced in 2012."

- Freddie Mac,  March 24, 2014

There are those that hope that 30-year mortgage interest rates will head back under 4%. Obviously, for any prospective home purchaser that would be great news. However, there is probably a greater chance that interest rates will return to the greater than 6% rate of the last decade before they would return to theless than 3.5% rate of 2012.

Freddie Mac, in one of four original posts on their new blog, explained that current rates are still extremely low compared to historic averages:

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More Banks Lower FICO Score Requirements

More Banks Lower FICO Score Requirements

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More Banks Lower FICO Score Requirements

More banks are lowering minimum FICO score requirements in an attempt to shore up lending for underserved borrowers.

Carrington Mortgage Services is the latest company to announce that it has lowered its minimum FICO score to 550. It also has expanded guidelines on several FHA, VA, and USDA loan programs to aid those with FICO scores below 640.

Wells Fargo, the nation’s largest mortgage lender, said in February that it was lowering its minimum FICO score requirements on FHA-backed mortgages from 640 to 600. The move, bank officials said, was aimed at “opening up our credit box more.”

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Subprime Lending Making a Comeback?

“There needs to be a solution for people who don’t fit in the box

enders are returning to the subprime market – although still at only a fraction of what subprime lending was before the mortgage crisis, BusinessWeek reports.  

Some subprime lenders that collapsed during the financial crisis are coming back into business with new nonprime loan offerings. 

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Justice Dept. Faulted in Mortgage Fraud Probes

Justice Dept. Faulted in Mortgage Fraud Probes

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8 States With the Most Mortgage Fraud Cases

8 States With the Most Mortgage Fraud Cases

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Mortgage Fraud Down, But New Schemes Arise

Mortgage Fraud Down, But New Schemes Arise

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Baird & Warner Launches New Mobile Application « Baird & Warner

Baird & Warner has launched a new mobile application that works with a mobile device’s GPS to provide the most up-to-date listings, open houses and recent price reductions based on the user’s current location. The application is available for free download in both the iTunes App Store and Google Play Store.

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Moving-Up? Do it NOW not Later

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