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October jobs report will influence Fed policy, mortgage rates path

Employment data for October is set to be released Friday, and it will go a long way in determining the path for mortgage rates, which have surged upward in the past month. At HousingWire’s Mortgage Rates Center on Tuesday, the average rate for 30-year conforming loans was 6.72%. That’s up 10 basis points (bps) from…

Property preservation firm MCS sees reverse channel as a growth opportunity

Earlier this year, Lewisville, Texas-based property services company MCS announced that it acquired Five Brothers Asset Management Solutions, a deal that brought MCS into the reverse mortgage industry for the first time. Soon after, CEO Craig Torrance offered an early look at what he hoped to achieve with the move. Roughly six months later, Torrance…

Election season is in the air at MBA Annual

If you didn’t know it before, you’re likely to be reminded every day between now and Nov. 5 that this is a close election for the balance of power in Washington, D.C. This theme persisted through the first full day at the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA)’s Annual Convention and Expo in Denver this week. Programming…