California Is Number One, but Who Is Number Two?

The top state for mortgages last year, this year and every year, is California. But which is the nation’s second state for home loans? Is it Florida, Texas, New York, Illinois? Early look Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) reporters show that as of Sept. 25, it was...

Nearly Half a Million HMDA Mortgages in California

As the fall gets underway I am looking forward to the release of the full 2016 Home Mortgage Data Act (HMDA) report by the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council. In the meantime, let’s see what Early Look filers will tell us about the biggest mortgage...