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Agency MBS Investors Could Ding Loans With VantageScore

May 22, 2026
Dennis Hollier
“If [the GSEs] are going to distribute them into securities,” said Bose George, a managing director of Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, “I assume there’ll be some sort of pay-up for these loans, because people don’t know the performance yet.”
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Rising Interest Rates Helping to Lift MSR Values

May 22, 2026
Brandon Ivey
An increase in interest rates limits prepayments on existing mortgages, helping to boost the value of mortgage servicing rights.
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Short Takes: Weinbach to Lead Radian / Pennymac Resuming Jumbo MBS Issuance / Housing Starts Decline / Interest Rates Jump

May 22, 2026
Brandon Ivey
Mike Weinbach was most recently president of Mr. Cooper Group, leaving the company shortly after it was acquired by Rocket Companies.
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Senate Leaders Not Ready to Go With House on Housing Bill

May 21, 2026
Brandon Ivey
“There’s still work to be done and we are committed to continuing to work with the White House and our colleagues in the House on a housing bill that can pass the Senate and get to the president’s desk,” said Sens. Tim Scott, R-SC, and Elizabeth Warren, D-MA.
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Rate Sharply Increases Correspondent Sales in 2025

May 21, 2026
Namrata Bhatia
Rate sent $18.58 billion of mortgages to unaffiliated buyers in 2025, according to an Inside Mortgage Trends analysis of HMDA data.
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GSE VantageScore Pilot Secrecy Extends to Credit Bureau

May 21, 2026
Brandon Ivey
Even officials at Experian aren’t sure how many lenders are participating in the pilot.
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FHLBanks Improving Relationships With Federal Reserve

May 21, 2026
Dennis Hollier
Dave Paulson, CEO of the FHLB of Pittsburgh, pointed out that, prior to the 2023 banking crisis, many FHLBank officials didn’t know who their direct contact was at the Fed.
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Short Takes: GSEs Adjust LLPAs / Mortgage Defect Rate Down Slightly / HELOC Securitization Picks Up / Pending Home Sales Decline

May 21, 2026
Brandon Ivey
The GSEs have differing loan level price adjustments for classic FICO and VantageScore 4.0, according to VantageScore.
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GSE CRT Issuance Increases in First Quarter

May 20, 2026
Brandon Ivey
The GSEs issued CRT deals in March even with economic volatility tied to the war with Iran.
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Veterans United Seeing Cost Savings With eNotes

May 20, 2026
Emmeline Willey
The lender saves 5 basis points per loan on average using eNotes.
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