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As Refinance Fees Loom, Offer Borrowers Additional Savings

Lenders are scrambling to complete refinances ahead of new fees imposed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that will add an average $1,400 to borrowers’ home loans, beginning in December. Stand out in this h...

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Prepare for a Hotly Competitive Homebuying Season

At a time when low mortgage rates are making properties more affordable, a shortage of homes for sale is also creating challenges for homebuyers....

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Buying a House without a Spouse: Five Facts about Single Women Homebuyers

Accounting for nearly one in five home purchases, single women are a quiet force in the housing market. We dug into the research to uncover five important facts for mortgage originators to know about wo...

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As Volume Declines, How Can LOs Maximize Opportunities?

Thanks for all the great comments and emails we’ve received recently, telling us we couldn’t have picked a better time to introduce Arch MI’s new RateStar Buydown℠....

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