Rocket Upsizes Securitization of Closed-End Seconds August 22, 2025 Brandon Ivey The deal size increased by nearly 30% compared with Rocket's initial plans.Read More
Some Anxiety in Secondary Market on Potential GSE Reform August 22, 2025 Dennis Hollier Libby Cantrill, a managing director and head of public policy at PIMCO, warned that the administration’s concept is beset with problems.Read More
Homebuilder Hovnanian Sees Margins Shrink With Buydowns August 22, 2025 Brandon Ivey Some 75% of Hovnanian homebuyers who received a mortgage from the company used a buydown during the fiscal third quarter this year.Read More
Short Takes: Senators Prep NFIP Reform Proposal / Existing Home Sales Increase Slightly / Non-Agency MBS Benefit From Moody’s Change August 22, 2025 Brandon Ivey Sens. Bill Cassidy, R-LA, and Cory Booker, D-NJ, are seeking feedback on potential reforms to the National Flood Insurance Program.Read More
GSE Securitization Down in July as Refi Deliveries Slow August 21, 2025 Dennis Hollier Refi deliveries declined by 22.4% from June.Read More
Two Harbors Settles With Former External Manager of REIT August 21, 2025 Brandon Ivey The issue dates to 2020, when Two Harbors moved to terminate its management agreement with Pine River Capital Management for cause.Read More
AI Adoption Evolving in Mortgage Industry August 21, 2025 James Dohnert Jay Promisco, president at Sierra Pacific Mortgage, said agentic AI can be used to manage the entire loan process.Read More
Secondary Market Wary of Swings in Regulation, Oversight August 21, 2025 Emmeline Willey Most lenders will likely continue to follow existing laws and maintain responsible practices, according to a managing director at a bank’s investment division.Read More
Short Takes: Two Harbors Shifts Servicing / Moody’s Revises Residential MBS Criteria / Home-Sale Cancellations Elevated / Toll Brothers Seeing More Traffic August 21, 2025 Brandon Ivey The new relationship will increase Two Harbors’ third-party subservicing business to $31 billion in unpaid principal balance.Read More
Retail Channel Loses Some Share in Agency Market August 20, 2025 Andras Malatinszky The retail segment, with a market share of 42.7%, maintained a narrow lead ahead of correspondents in the second quarter.Read More