Securitization rates increased for GSE-eligible loans, government-insured mortgages and non-agency mortgages. While bank demand for jumbos is declining, the vast majority of the loans don’t go into MBS. (Includes data table.)

When it comes to MBS issuance, it was a third-place finish for Fannie Mae...

The FHFA increased the baseline conforming loan limit by 5.6% for 2024, while new research finds increasing conforming loan limits impacts home prices and loan volumes.

Supers are second-level securities backed by Fannie and Freddie uniform MBS...

In the first 10 months of 2023, the GSEs’ combined refi production came to just $67.79 billion...

Private mortgage insurers' share of primary mortgage insurance activity has dropped to its lowest level since early 2021.

Conventional rates near 8% might be the order of the day, at least for a few more quarters.

Insurance in force has been the main driver of earnings growth for private mortgage insurers.

Between 2015 and 2022, the private mortgage industry transferred more than $20.8 billion of risk exposure via the issuance of 51 insurance-linked notes through the capital markets.

FHA lending is concentrated on borrowers with loan-to-value ratios greater than 95%, while private MI activity is focused on borrowers with LTV ratios between 85% and 95%, according to an analysis by Inside FHA/VA Lending of agency mortgage-backed securities disclosures.