Condo Associations Push for Leniency in GSE Lending August 29, 2025 Dennis Hollier Eligibility requirements put in place by the GSEs in the wake of the 2021 collapse of a condo tower in Florida continue to hobble sales and burden condo associations with high insurance and maintenance costs.Read More
GSE Roundup August 29, 2025 Dennis Hollier Mortgage insurers ready for VantageScore 4.0; Fannie Mae announces results of NPL sale; delinquencies down for STACR pools, up for CAS pools.Read More
Ginnie Removals Tick Up in 2Q Due to Borrower Payoffs August 28, 2025 Emmeline Willey Borrower payoffs accounted for 81% of removals in the quarter, indicating heavy refi activity.Read More
Federal Reserve Governor Sues Trump August 28, 2025 Abby Zimmardi The suit says allegations of mortgage fraud are pretextual and an attempt to undermine the independence of the Fed.Read More
Increasing Tariffs Could Reduce ABS Investor Demand August 28, 2025 James Dohnert Commercial equipment, shipping containers and trucking could experience the biggest negative impacts from new tariff policies.Read More
CFPB Seeks Feedback on Open Banking Rulemaking August 28, 2025 Shannon Clark The bureau wants to know the optimal approach to the assessment of fees to defray the costs incurred responding to a customer-driven request.Read More
Short Takes: Mortgage Application Payments Decrease / Homebuyers Wait / Non-QM Performance Improves / Mortgage Delinquency Rates Rise August 28, 2025 Abby Zimmardi The median amount due at application dropped in July.Read More
Rocket/Mr. Cooper Merger Gets Nod From FHFA August 27, 2025 Dennis Hollier The regulator, though, says no market participant can account for more than 20% of the GSEs' servicing market.Read More
Large Servicers See Rise in 2Q Delinquencies August 27, 2025 Brandon Ivey Delinquencies rose at both nonbanks and banks during the quarter.Read More
Residential Transition Loan Originations Simmer August 27, 2025 Abby Zimmardi Production is cooling off even as interest rates on RTLs decline.Read More