MBS trading increased in June. That’s the good news. But for trading to really take off, the Fed needs to cut rates, an unlikely prospect until next year.

The Community Home Lenders of America is pushing for Congress to create a cash window for deliveries to Ginnie Mae. Former Ginnie President Ted Tozer noted the agency’s charter doesn’t allow it to operate a cash window.

MCT and Mr. Cooper teamed up on a white paper explaining the nuances of co-issue MSR sales.

The agency single-family servicing market grew more rapidly in the second quarter of 2023, with nonbanks racking up most of the gains. Ginnie remained the fastest-growing sector.

It’s all how you look at it. Right? The early results show a turnaround in bank mortgage lending on a sequential basis for the second quarter but ugly drops compared to a year ago. The problem: 7% mortgages.

Home prices were expected to come down this year due to affordability issues stemming from high interest rates. Instead, home prices look fairly firm thanks to housing supply/demand dynamics.

Experts call for ongoing, intentional and collaborative efforts across federal agencies to combat racial disparities in homeownership and access to housing financing.

If ever there was a Horatio Alger story for the mortgage industry it’s Angelo Mozilo, the co-founder of Countrywide Financial. The recently deceased Mozilo proved that nonbanks could compete with the megabanks. Then the subprime crisis happened.

During the annual conference of the National Fair Housing Alliance this week, stakeholders outlined appraisal reform efforts.

Homeowners are waiting out the high-interest rate environment before considering selling.