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GSE Purchase-Loan Credit Box Opens Slightly in 1Q19
May 3, 2019
John Bancroft
Mortgages with low credit scores and higher loan-to-value ratios accounted for a larger share of Fannie/Freddie purchase business in the first quarter. But the industry is hardly in a race to the bottom despite slumping volume and tight margins.
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