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Jan 31, 2013 11:13AM
The December Mortgage Monitor report released by Lender Processing Services and covering performance data for the full 2012 calendar year , found that while mortgage delinquency rates remained at elevated levels, they have shown steady improvement, ending the year 32 percent lower than the January 2010 peak. Additionally, following a year of regional improvement in foreclosure inventories (marked by stark contrasts between judicial and non-judicial foreclosure states), the national foreclosure inventory...
Jan 31, 2013 4:07PM
Mortgage rates were very slightly lower in most cases, making for marginal improvements in borrowing costs within the confines of recently higher interest rates. In other words, today's quoted rate is likely the same as yesterday's, depending on the scenario, with a token reduction in closing costs (or increase in lender credit). In many cases, there was no improvement to costs, and a few lenders were slightly higher in cost. 30yr Fixed, Best-Execution remains at 3.625%, though lower rates are still...
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