Canary in the coal mine? Impac mortgage originations plummet in second quarter

Mortgage interest rates may have fallen ever so slightly in the last week, but on the whole, they’re on the way up and have been for quite some time. And the rising interest rate environment is hitting one lender quite hard. Impac Mortgage, which also operates CashCall Mortgage, revealed late Wednesday that its mortgage originations plummeted in the second quarter.