The total delinquency rate for FHA loans in Ginnie Mae mortgage-backed securities rose nearly 100 basis points from the end of September to the end of December, according to a recent Inside Mortgage Trends analysis.

Intercontinental Exchange said prepayments reached a recent high in December.

Growing acceptance of DSCR loans is helping drive improved lending flexibility.

Deephaven and Angel Oak Mortgage have begun marketing their first expanded-credit mortgage-backed securities of 2026.

Velocity Financial posted a nearly $10 million improvement on its third-quarter profits.

GSE purchase-mortgage business with private MI declined at about half the rate of the decline seen in FHA purchase-mortgage business in the fourth quarter of 2025.

The MBA pushed back on various concerns raised by CHLA regarding a proposal to allow single-file credit pulls for certain GSE mortgages.

Rating criteria for securitizations of residential transition loans has helped boost investor participation in the sector, according to officials at Morningstar DBRS.

Conforming jumbo business at the GSEs fell 14.4% on an annual basis to $31.85 billion in 2025.

The funding bill passed by the house for HUD in fiscal year 2026 avoids drastic cuts sought by the Trump administration.