Lending

The MBA finds total mortgage applications were down for the third week in a row.

"Make no mistake, this market is stuck in low gear."

The $5.8 trillion budget proposal also hikes up amounts for FinCEN and small business lending programs.

Loan sales have risen since the pandemic's start as buyers seek to redeploy their savings.

Automate appraisals, cross-selling, disclosures, document collection and loan validation.

Comparing income to payments, affordability is the lowest since at least 2009.