Testifying before the House Financial Services Committee this week, Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh said any changes to monetary policy — including the Fed’s balance sheet — will be made transparently and communicated in advance to the market.

Investors are scrutinizing risks to MBS posed by climate issues. Analysts believe the anxiety doesn’t align with historical data.

The firm started offering credit cards in 2024 and is poised to top more than one million cardholders this year. The monthly payment rate on Robinhood’s gold card is well above MPRs for cards from many other firms, thanks to the 3% cash back offered on all transactions.

Agency single-family MBS issuance rose 11% from the first to the second quarter, and midyear production was up 28% from 2025. But the refinance business is running out of gas and purchase-mortgage volume was flat compared with the first six months of last year. (Includes three data tables.)

While FICO and VantageScore debate whose new credit score model performs best, industry insiders say the transition to new scoring models may take years.

In May, the combined retained mortgage portfolios of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac saw their first monthly decline in more than a year.

FHFA plans to issue a proposed rule regarding credit-risk retention and the SEC is working toward a proposal to encourage issuance of publicly registered MBS and ABS.

A proposal to revise Basel capital requirements for banks included some provisions that could have a negative impact on credit-risk transfer activity, according to industry participants.

Figure issued a fully pre-funded securitization with HELOCs, with the firm touting the effort as an alternative to the agency TBA market.

JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs, already prolific issuers of non-agency MBS, have further broadened their issuance mix.