The firing of 10 senior executives at the government-sponsored enterprise in August rattled leaders and staffers.

Among the 333 banks and thrifts that report mortgage-banking income on call reports, income declined by 6.1% on an annual basis in the first half of 2026.

The decline was driven by refis, as locks for purchase mortgages increased by 6%.

Opendoor is now offering purchase mortgages in 21 states and Washington, DC.

FHFA Director Bill Pulte cited massive price hikes on FICO scores in recent years as the reason for making VS4 widely available through the GSEs.

The deal is being issued with Redwood’s Sequoia shelf name and continues the numbering convention seen with prior issuance from Redwood.

“Market sentiment was leaning toward a rate hike at the next Fed meeting, but this could give the Fed pause in hiking rates as they look to convene this month,” said Cody Echols, a capital markets technology advisor at Mortgage Capital Trading.

Some of the largest bank investors in MBS reduced their holdings of agency MBS during the second quarter.

FHFA director Bill Pulte expressed frustration that the credit bureaus haven’t sufficiently engaged in reform talks with FHFA, accusing them of “cartel-like” behavior.

Although investors would own just one listed security, Fannie and Freddie “could maintain separate underwriting, pricing, credit and customer service decisions,” according to Jon Oksenholt, the eponymous founder of Oksenholt Capital Management.