Trump Admin Makes Tactical Move With CFPB Nomination November 20, 2025 Shannon Clark The nomination of Stuart Levenbach helps keep Russell Vought as the acting director of the CFPB.Read More
GSE CRT Issuance Dragged Down by Fannie in 3Q November 20, 2025 Dennis Hollier Combined issuance of CRT notes declined from $2.15 billion in the second quarter to $1.25 billion in the third.Read More
Performance of Loans in Consumer ABS Falters in October November 20, 2025 Brandon Ivey dv01 attributed the increase in impairments to the partial shutdown of the federal government.Read More
MBA Sees Interest Rates on Mortgages Holding Steady in 2026 November 20, 2025 Brandon Ivey MBA projects that the average interest rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage will increase from 6.3% in the fourth quarter of 2024 to 6.4% in the first quarter of 2026, and then remain at 6.4% through the year.Read More
Short Takes: FHA, Ginnie Nominations Move Forward / FHA Removes Disclosure Requirement / New Mortgage Lender / Fairway Partners on Credit Card November 20, 2025 Brandon Ivey The Mortgage Bankers Association called for the full Senate to quickly confirm the nominees.Read More
Refis Push Ginnie Issuance Up in October November 19, 2025 Emmeline Willey Refi volume in Ginnie MBS issuance increased by 46.7% on a monthly basis to $15.25 billion in October.Read More
Ackman Offers Revised Plan for GSE Reform November 19, 2025 Dennis Hollier Ackman proposed a timeline that would allow the Trump administration to claim some short-term victories while working toward a larger capital raise.Read More
Lenders’ Profits Improve in Third Quarter November 19, 2025 Brandon Ivey Earnings were helped by a surge in loan applications that locked in September.Read More
Onity Shifts on Reverse Mortgages, Turns to FoA November 19, 2025 Brandon Ivey Onity is selling reverse-mortgage MSRs to Finance of America Reverse and ending production of the loans.Read More
Short Takes: CrossCountry Upsizes Debt Offering / Annaly Quickly Offers Another Expanded-Credit MBS / Potential Homebuyers Limited November 19, 2025 Brandon Ivey The parent company of CrossCountry Mortgage priced a $600.0 million debt offering that was upsized due to investor demand.Read More