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A relatively small – even microscopic – percentage of loans securitized by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in the past three years have been subject to a repurchase demand, according to a new Inside Mortgage Trends analysis.

Analysts at Compass Point Research & Trading said in a client note Monday that the second quarter should be a relatively strong one for mortgage originators/servicers.

SCOTUS Watch: We’re still waiting for the Supreme Court to issue its disparate-impact ruling in Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. The Inclusive Communities Project, Inc. The central issue here is whether disparate-impact claims are cognizable under the Fair Housing Act. A decision could come any day, so stay tuned… …

A relatively small – even microscopic – percentage of loans securitized by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in the past three years have been subject to a repurchase demand, according to a new Inside Mortgage Trends analysis. As of the end of March, lenders had repurchased a total of $2.01 billion of loans that were pooled into mortgage-backed securities by the two government-sponsored enterprises during 2012, 2013 and 2014. That was just ... [Includes two data charts]

The guidance explains how the FHA intends to categorize defects found in endorsed single-family mortgages.

Wells Fargo was the top conforming-jumbo lender in the first quarter of 2015, with $3.10 billion in such originations.