Finance & Mortgage

US Mortgage Rates Fall to 14-Month Low - Freddie Mac

Mortgage rates in the United States fell to a 14-month low for the week ended Oct. 16, according to Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS).

US Foreclosure Filings Down 9 Percent in September, RealtyTrac

Foreclosure filings in the United States fell 9 percent in September from a month ago, according to RealtyTrac's latest foreclosures report. That is 19 percent below last year's figures.

Small Lenders Obliging to Slightly Risky Borrowers; Are Lending Standards Loosening?

As mortgage rates slumped to 2014 lows last week, small lenders have started obliging slightly risky borrowers, showing that industry lending standards could be loosening for the better.