Ongoing declines to interest rates boosted refinance originations in the fourth quarter of 2025 while purchase-mortgage lending looks to have fallen as part of a seasonal trend.

"The competitive environment for refinances was, quite frankly, stronger than what I’ve seen historically in an interest rate decline," said David Spector, chairman and CEO of Pennymac Financial Services.

The proposals would preempt 12 state laws designed to discourage banks from inflating escrow-account balances as a source of interest-free funding.

Even prior to the policy change, the GSEs’ individual holdings on MBS were above the $40 billion cap.

"We’re not going to destroy the value of their homes so that somebody that didn’t work very hard can buy a home," President Trump said Thursday. "We’re going to make it easier to buy. We’re going to get interest rates down, but I want to protect the people that for the first time in their lives feel good about themselves."

The addition of Mr. Cooper Group’s portfolio in October more than doubled Rocket’s outstanding GSE servicing as the end of December, to $952.02 billion.

Annaly Capital Management’s net income increased by 20.7% on a quarterly basis in the fourth quarter of 2025.

The $628.3 million securitization of closed-end second liens will be the largest securitization of home equity loans from Chase in the post-2008 era.

Many student loan borrowers are facing repayment requirements for the first time in years.

Interest rates on mortgages are expected to remain in a narrow band in the near future.