Mortgage Delinquency Rate Edged Up Slightly But Remains Historically Low

The U.S. mortgage delinquency rate (loans 30 days or more past due but not in foreclosure) was 3.88% of all loans as of the end of December,
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A Birmingham banking veteran has joined the local JPMorgan Chase & Co. office. Jessica Payne, a Birmingham-Southern College alumna who has
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An infamous form of banking trojan malware with a history going back over a decade has been updated with additional infection techniques as part of
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The real estate industry is expecting homebuilders to add more inventory this year, but new-home sales tanked in the closing months of 2018,
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“This is a challenging market cycle in the mortgage industry and, at the same time, full of opportunities. I've had many years of experience helping
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Digitization, emerging technologies and customer-centric offerings represent important priorities for retail banks, and in 2019 we will see even greater
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Lendtech Pepper Money looks for UK banking licence … may soon be joining the crowded ranks of UK challenger banks as it wants a banking licence.
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Dallas-based Texas Capital Bank NA (Nasdaq: TCBI) is relocating its Galleria-area office to accommodate its strong growth in the Houston market.
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According to the CoreLogic Home Price Index Forecast, mortgage payments are expected to rise at a slower pace, close to 7%, this year. This is based
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Mortgage interest rates have been inching up, and although rates dropped at the beginning of 2019, most experts predict that rates will continue to rise
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Also investing in this round are all of Finxact's existing investors, including Live Oak Ventures, First Data, Woodforest National Bank, and TN
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With only 80 percent of eligible taxpayers claiming the EITC, the OCC encouraged banks to educate their local communities about the credit.
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JOHNSTON — Cole Hornbuckle has joined Liberty National Bank in Johnston as a vice president/commercial banking officer. Hornbuckle is a 2008
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DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) – Aging populations threaten to slow economic growth in the world's advanced economies and destabilize the banking
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TORONTO — Canada is considering subjecting private lenders to the same mortgage stress test rules faced by banks to prevent housing markets from
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The mortgage interest deduction is a widely-used and lucrative tax deduction for homeowners. It lets homeowners deduct the interest they pay on any
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Finxact, a startup in the field of SaaS core banking, has raised $30 million from a group led by the American Bankers Association, Accenture Ventures,
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The majority of new cars are bought or leased on finance, and let's face it, most of us are unlikely to buy a house without the aid of a mortgage.
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And if you can't afford a full 20 percent down payment on a conventional home loan, then you will most likely pay for private mortgage insurance (MI).
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