With better pricing incentives, investors sold Freddie Mac 87% of the STACRs in its latest cash tender offer. Freddie was able to repurchase less than 50% of the STACRs included in its previous tender offer.

The FHFA's National Mortgage Database offers interesting comparisons between the GSE market and conventional-conforming loans that are funded elsewhere. (Includes data chart.)

Mortgage servicing companies’ business and information technology divisions must work together to ensure timely approval for new technology, according to speakers at a recent webinar.

The seven nonbank mortgage companies tracked by Fitch Ratings don’t have any unsecured debt set to mature this year, and only Freedom Mortgage has a relatively small amount of unsecured debt that will mature in 2024.

Researchers with the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia found a much higher share of mortgages for investment properties than would otherwise be indicated from the occupancy status stated on loan applications.

The Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization has introduced an application date decision model and white paper on how lenders can combine standardized terms and decision modeling techniques to help ensure compliance with TRID.

Except for credit scores, traditional underwriting criteria are relatively poor predictors of homeownership longevity for first-time borrowers.

Applications stumbled in early February; rate locks increased in January; consulting firm opposes ICE’s planned acquisition of Black Knight; FHA ditches paper filing; Black Knight adds eNote and eVault tech.

It's bad enough MBS investors have to forecast rate moves by the Fed. Now they have to interpolate concerns about debt ceiling game-playing in Congress.

Still no sign of Republican activity on the housing finance front, despite their new majority in the House.