Trade groups representing smaller lenders called on the Trump administration to prompt the GSEs to increase their holdings of MBS as a way to reduce mortgage rates.

Issuance of specified-pool MBS in the third quarter was up 21.5% at Freddie Mac. The biggest increase was in pools of loans on New York properties.

Researchers at S&P Global used the difference between Classic FICO scores and the scores of VantageScore 4.0 to assess the impact of trended data.

Real estate investment trusts that focus on agency MBS increased their earnings in the third quarter, helped by interest rate trends.

Securitize could become a public company through a merger with Cantor Equity Partners II, a blank-check company, in a combination valued at $1 billion.

The Commercial Real Estate Finance Council launched a tool this week to standardize performance reporting for commercial collateralized loan obligations.

While most mortgage industry participants believe the tri-merge limits competition among the three credit reporting companies, some say it’s a critical tool to maintain the credit quality of mortgages.

The Trump administration plans to reduce certain capital requirements to encourage bank involvement in the mortgage market, according to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

Sales of mortgage servicing rights have slowed as 2025 winds down but valuations on this sought-after asset remain quite attractive.

loanDepot has accused West Capital Lending of stealing its leads, misclassifying loan originators and tying LO compensation to loan revenue.