Same-sex couples applying for a mortgage face higher rejection and worse rates, study finds

Lenders were 73 percent more likely to reject same-sex couples, according to an analysis of national mortgage data from 1990 to 2015......»»

Higher rates and denied applications are significantly higher for gay couples. Same-sex couples looking to buy a home face a much harder time getting a mortgage than str.....»»

Patients hospitalized with B.1.1.7 didn’t die at higher rates or have worse outcomes overall, a Lancet study finds......»»

A study shows that blacks and Latinos are charged 5.6 to 8.6 basis points higher than white borrowers when applying for a mortgage either face-to-face or online......»»

Rates of death in the groups treated with the drugs were worse than for those who received no treatment, and rates of patients on ventilators were similar, the study found......»»

Within five years of an auto plant closing, opioid overdose deaths among working-age adults were 85 percent higher than in counties where plants had not closed, according to a new study from the University of Pennsylvania......»»

The American Dream of buying a home can be quickly crushed with the denial of a home loan — and it turns out Memphis is a city where that rejection rate is pretty high. Memphis-area mortgage applications are denied at a rate of 12 percent, the third.....»»

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A pullback in mortgage rates has helped boost homebuilder stocks this year after a dismal 2018, when the U.S. housing market slowed under the weight of higher borrowing costs, rising prices and a thin supply of homes for sale. .....»»

Madison Ventures+ managing director Mitch Roschelle sees no signs of mortgage rates dropping as he urges homebuyers to change perspective on how to buy......»»

These are today's mortgage and refinance rates. High inflation data will likely keep mortgage rates higher for longer, and they could tick back up above 7%. The offers a.....»»

The 30-year fixed average climbed to 3 percent this week, its first increase in three weeks......»»

Businesses face higher scheduled rates based on higher wage bases, as well as potential solvency surcharges in 2023. Legislators could use federal stimulus funds to reduce that burden......»»

A Washington Post-ABC News poll underscores the ongoing struggles that women and people of color face as they deal far more with job loss, caring for children and rising food and rent prices......»»

Home prices have soared as mortgage rates have dropped, as people leave some large cities because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and as middle-class Americans have experienced income increases. Based on........»»

A new study from researchers at Oxford University has found that people who contract COVID-19 are at far higher risk of developing blood clots than people who receive COVID-19 vaccines, further bolstering the case for vaccine use......»»

The 30-year fixed-rate average, which inched up to 3.18 percent this week, is more than a half-percentage point higher than it was at the start of the year......»»

U.S. stocks closed higher Monday as bond yields retreated, giving investors some space to snap up tech shares that have seemed less attractive in the face of higher interest rates. The Dow Jones In.....»»

Mortgage rates are now at the highest point since June and could go even higher even if the Federal Reserve doesn’t change its policy......»»

Some analysts expect the $1.9 trillion COVID package to boost inflation, which in turn would lead to higher mortgage rates......»»