Mortgage credit tightens as bankers adjust to declining REO supply

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The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) said on Tuesday that an anomaly was likely responsible for the slight downward shift in mortgage credit available in October. MBA’s Mortgage Credit Availably Index (MCAI) dipped 2.5 percent compared to September. The October index reading is 113.2. A decline in the MCAI means that lending standards are tightening.

Mike Fratantoni, MBA’s Chief Economist explained that the major cause of the decline was the removal of special loan programs that applied only to sales of bank-owned real estate (REOs). “These programs were likely discontinued due to the shrinking level of REO properties for sale on the market,” he said.

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