The GSEs say the spike in repurchase requests simply reflects the historic volume in 2020 and 2021. Lenders argue there should be something short of a repurchase request for performing loans with minor defects.

The announcement comes on the heels of a potential downgrade of the U.S. government amid a debate on the debt ceiling.

Spreads on the latest CRT from Fannie were wider than on the deal the GSE issued in April 2022.

FHFA proposed adjusting the capital framework that applies to the GSEs to incorporate planned changes in the usage of credit scores. Lenders want more data before any changes are implemented.

A key question in setting up a special purpose credit program is whether the lender will target a population based on a characteristic such as race or whether it will use geography as a proxy for the target group.

The persistence of work-from-home arrangements has given job seekers less incentive to relocate, according to a new quarterly survey from Challenger, Gray & Christmas.

Non-qualified mortgage lenders have an opportunity to gain market share in the wholesale channel as competition contracts.

As interest rates rise, homeowners are staying out of the real estate market because they don’t want to let go of the record-low mortgage rates they were able to obtain over the last two years.

With the Fed’s exit from the market and the push for shorter durations at banks, industry participants ponder what price agency MBS will clear at and what it will cost homebuyers.

Ginnie Mae is expanding a working partnership with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago to help spread the word about its Mortgage Partnership Finance program.