The share of high-LTV purchase loans delivered to the GSEs rose nearly 100 basis points to 47.52% in the first quarter, according to an Inside Mortgage Trends analysis of mortgage-backed security disclosures.

Fannie Mae hopes to extend the partnership to include fraud detection in its single-family mortgage business.

AmeriHome Mortgage Company is the sole originator and servicer of GSE-eligible loans in a new MBS being marketed by Annaly Capital Management.

MetLife's new global head of real estate and agricultural finance comes from Blackstone.

“Demand [for mortgages] remains highly rate-sensitive despite increased [housing] inventory,” according to Bob Broeksmit, president and CEO of the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Endorsements of FHA home equity conversion mortgages rose 3.2% on an annual basis to $14.17 billion in 2025.

Ellington Financial is set to issue a non-agency MBS with GSE-eligible mortgages originated by Pennymac.

Didi Parks, vice president of national accounts at Incenter Diligence Solutions, a third-party review firm, said it’s important that originators offering a new product ensure their staff is well trained, because if not all underwriting requirements are met, the originator could take pricing hits or might not be able to sell the loans at all.

The GSEs plan to announce a new adoption date for the Uniform Closing Dataset during the fourth quarter of 2026.