Cash-In Refis Outpace Cash-Out Refis In 3Q
Remember when borrowers would refinance and actually take cash out? In the third quarter, per Freddie Mac’s numbers, 82% did not. In fact, of those who refinanced, 44% maintained approximately the same loan amount and 37% reduced the principal balance – only 18% increased their loan by more than 5%, Freddie Mac’s definition of cash out.