The threshold for what constitutes a jumbo mortgage will increase by 6.9 percent in 2019 as the Federal Housing Finance Agency set new loan limits this week. The baseline conforming loan limit for the government-sponsored enterprises will increase to $484,350 from $453,100 in 2018, and for most high-cost areas, the limit will rise to $726,525 from $679,650. The FHFA annually adjusts loan limits for mortgages delivered to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac based on its home price index ...
Lenders and their warehouse providers have been openly worrying about thinning profit margins for several quarters now with liquidity a primary concern.
Former MBA Chief Dave Stevens on the higher conforming loan limits: “For an industry led mostly by conservatives, this dependence on a socialized financial system is really ironic.”