The seasonal decline in purchase-mortgage originations and interest rate trends will likely prompt jumbo lending to slow in the fourth quarter.

Lenders increased their origination volume for ARMs in the second quarter of this year after a lull in lending in the first three months. (Includes data table.)

Originations increased across mortgage products in the second quarter. The conventional-conforming sector’s market share held steady while government-insured lending lost some share. (Includes data tables.)

JPMorgan Chase has begun marketing a rare prime jumbo MBS backed entirely by adjustable-rate mortgages.

Production of FHA reverse mortgages declined 11.4% from the fourth quarter to the first. Industry watchers are calling for reforms to increase program uptake. (Includes three data tables.)

Originations of adjustable-rate mortgages continued to decline in the first quarter of 2024.

Mortgage holdings at banks increased last year despite mixed results at the largest depositories, including a decline at Wells Fargo. The ARM share also increased somewhat. (Includes data table.)

Originations of adjustable-rate mortgages stayed flat in the third quarter while total first-lien production declined somewhat. (Includes data table.)

Production of adjustable-rate mortgages increased by 25% from the first to the second quarter. However, the overall share of ARMs declined. (Includes data chart.)

Fannie has updated its selling guide to provide modest flexibilities on manufactured home loans, adjustable-rate mortgages and cash-out refinances.