Mortgage Refinance
How to Speed Up Your Refi
Avoid having to wait several weeks for your lower payment to start by removing hurdles in the process.
Even though refinancing is faster today than this time last year, removing roadblocks in the process can make it go smoother. The average time to close a home refinance is now only 43 days, down from a pandemic high of 59. That's a 37% decrease. The stats comes from the latest publicly available Origination Insight Report from ICE Mortgage Technolo...
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