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Wells Fargo Settles Race Claims, Exits Wholesale Originations

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DailyMORTGAGE LOCK ADVISORY 

July 13, 2012, 6:30 am PST

Click for Lock Advice Updated Several Times Daily

      

7 day Mortgage Interest Rate lock or Float Advice: FLOAT
Mortgage Points based on 3.5% Mortgage Backed Securities are up 0.03 point.


30 Day Mortgage Interest Rate Lock or Float Advice: LOCK.

Rates could easily move higher or lower, but given the nearness to all time lows, there's generally more risk than reward regarding floating so my advice is to lock.

 

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Wells Fargo Settles Race Claims, Exits Wholesale Originations  By Ryan Schuette
Wells Fargo wrote a check for $175 million on Thursday to settle claims that independent brokers drove a disproportionate number of otherwise creditworthy minority borrowers to higher-priced variable mortgages in the lead-up to the financial crisis. Wells Fargo denied any of the claims and took action Thursday to stop originating loans with independent mortgage brokers by Friday, a move that it billed as one separate from the settlement and ensuing controversy. The lender will work to close and process existing applications after Friday. >>Read More MReport

 

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