Decline in mortgage applications; new borrower relationship management tool; mortgage lock volume increases modestly.

The HEI securitization market is expected to continue growing in 2026, helped by growing borrower awareness and investor appetite.

The Community Home Lenders of America reiterated its support for program revisions at Ginnie Mae to ease liquidity challenges faced by small and mid-sized nonbanks.

The commercial MBS delinquency rate climbed in December. Record CMBS issuance as well as a fading maturity wall are expected in 2026.

The securitization backed by loans for fine art and collectible cars was originally planned for $600 million.

In collateralized fund obligations, general partners typically purchase the fund assets of limited partners, allowing the GPs to add leverage and the LPs to diversify their holdings and gain liquidity.

Uniti Group expanded its involvement in the ABS market with its first transaction backed by residential fiber network assets.

SFA launches survey of fraud detection and mitigation; Housing Policy Council appoints Alexander Jackson; Nada Holdings enters into a $150 million forward flow purchase agreement.

Documents released under a FOIA request indicated that the GSEs’ assessment of the new credit score requirements found that a single-bureau credit pull significantly underperformed both the tri-merge and bi-merge.

The lender’s optimism stems from its origination capabilities and its recent acquisitions of Redfin and Mr. Cooper Group.