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MORTGAGE INDUSTRY

Rate lock volume falls as rate-and-term refis crater in August

Optimal Blue data shows purchase loans outpacing year-ago levels even as overall market softens

Rate lock volume falls as rate-and-term refis crater in August

Optimal Blue data shows purchase loans outpacing year-ago levels even as overall market softens

Blasting a deal to 50 lenders is a red flag, not a strategy, Weinberg warns

Wholesale

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