Government lending through brokers declined on a quarterly basis in the second quarter while both retail and correspondent production increased. (Includes data table.)

Endorsements of FHA-insured home equity conversion mortgages picked up in the second quarter, but not enough to combat the slide year-over-year. (Includes three data tables.)

Refinances of loans insured by the Department of Veterans Affairs declined in the second quarter, according to an Inside FHA/VA Lending analysis and ranking of endorsement data. (Includes three data tables.)

The trade group said the planned relocation raises doubts about whether sufficient Rural Housing Service staff will stay on to implement the delegated underwriting authority pilot program.

Guild Mortgage Company and Movement Mortgage both saw successful first quarters in home equity conversion mortgage lending that led them to gain market share from other top HECM lenders. (Includes three data tables.)

Overall, FHA and VA lending declined by 8.3% on a quarterly basis in the first quarter of 2026. FHA refi volume was up, helped by loans to existing FHA borrowers. (Includes three data tables.)

Lenders turned down 22.0% of applications received for FHA loans in 2025. The rejection rate on VA mortgages was a more modest 16.1%. (Includes data table.)

Bill in House would add to IRRRL fees; FHA proposes rejecting applicants with delinquent child support obligations; FHA to automate some case number assignments for condos.

Among a large group of lenders, the correspondent channel accounted for a 38.0% share of government-insured originations in 2025, up from a 34.5% share in 2024. (Includes data table.)

Endorsements of home equity conversion mortgages increased by 3.2% on an annual basis in 2025, even with four consecutive quarterly declines since the fourth quarter of 2024. (Includes three data tables.)