HOME-MORTGAGE LENDING ACROSS U.S. FALLS TO MORE THAN 20-YEAR LOW IN FIRST QUARTER

Total Residential Loans Drop Another 19 Percent Quarterly to Lowest Point Since 2000; Refinance and Purchase Lending Decline Nearly 20 Percent Quarterly, With Refinancing Down 85 Percent Annually; Home-Equity Lending Decreases for Second Straight Quarter IRVINE, Calif., June 1, 2023…