Complaints About Mortgage Applications, Originations Plummet
January 26, 2015
Even though mortgage-related complaints to the CFPB fell 14.5 percent year over year and 16.1 percent percent quarter to quarter, gripes about the mortgage loan application and origination process dropped even further, a new analysis by Inside the CFPB shows. Consumer criticisms about their loan apps and the overall origination process fell 22.8 percent from 2013 to 2014. The fourth quarter drop-off was even better, down 28.0 percent from the third quarter. While those performances are positive on the surface, they may be indicative of larger trouble elsewhere: in the case of the U.S. mortgage market, the fall in complaints about loan apps and originations is most likely largely due to the continued slow-down ... [with exclusive chart]...