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Overview Due to current market conditions, effective March 20, 2020 and until further notice, Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC (CMS) will temporarily no longer permit a lock until the loan is Approved and the appraisal (where applicable) has been received by CMS.  Please see revised lock policy below. Loan Type Available Lock Terms Additional Requirements Non-QM […]

Last Week in Review: Rate Movements Explained This past week was a head-scratcher as home loan ticked up slightly week over week despite the 10-year Note yield hitting a historic low of 0.31% and Stocks enduring heavy losses. Typically, when Stocks drop, so do rates -- especially after historic Stock losses like those this past week. […]

Overview Due to current market conditions, effective March 13, 2020 and until further notice, Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC (CMS) will temporarily suspend offering 30-day locks. CMS will still offer 15-day, 45-day, and 60-day lock terms in accordance with the revised guidelines for available lock terms outlined below. Loan Type Available Lock Terms Additional Requirements Non-QM […]

Last Week in Review: How Low Can Rates Go? Home loan rates touched all-time lows this past week, fueling refinance activity and creating a sense of urgency for homebuyers to lock in purchase loans. The question many people are asking is, "how low can rates go?" The short answer -- no one knows. A lot […]

Last Week in Review: The Lowest Rates EVER Bonds love bad news, uncertainty, and fear, which is causing rates to move lower. This past week, the escalation of the coronavirus fears caused enough anxiety to push rates down to the lowest levels in U.S. history. Here's what we know: Mortgage Bonds, which determine loan pricing, ticked […]

Last Week in Review: A Great 2020 Housing Story Here's some good news... the continued strength of the labor market, along with historically low mortgage rates, will keep positive housing momentum alive in 2020. The Unemployment Rate is currently at a 50-year low of 3.6% with expectations for the index to push even lower to 3.25% by […]

Last Week in Review: What the Market Is Saying Home loan rates continue to hover right near three-year lows. There are many "smart" folks on Wall Street who say rates are going to push even lower at some point...and they may be right. But what if they're wrong? What if rates have bottomed for the foreseeable […]

Overview The Lock Desk at Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC (CMS) will be closed on Monday, February 17, 2020 for Presidents Day, which is a Federal Holiday. Normal lock hours will resume on Tuesday, February 18, 2020. Rate Locks that expire on the holiday will automatically roll to the next business day. In addition there are […]

Last Week in Review: Recovering From the Coronavirus This past week was a bit rough for the Bond market as home loan rates steadily ticked higher and off the best levels in three years. The coronavirus has been a tailwind to the Bond market and home loan rates for the past few weeks, but this week […]

Overview In the state of North Carolina, borrowers may be charged bona fide discount points for the purpose of reducing their interest rate. For Owner Occupied Loans with a balance of $300,000 or less, up to 2.25% (Agency products) or 0.25% (Non-agency products) may be charged as Discount Points under the North Carolina Max Fee […]