Short Takes: Upgrades for GSE CRT / Housing Starts Increase / Housing Market Slows in CA / Figure Stays Busy With HELOC Securitization August 20, 2025 Brandon Ivey “The entire portfolio has experienced overwhelmingly positive rating pressure,” Fitch said of GSE CRT issuance.Read More
Home Equity Loan Securitization Slows in Second Quarter August 19, 2025 Brandon Ivey Issuance declined by 17.8% compared with the first quarter.Read More
Figure Plans IPO After Recombining Business Units August 19, 2025 Brandon Ivey The planned IPO will help Figure expand into other markets.Read More
Fannie Economists Revise Interest Rate Outlook Upward August 19, 2025 Brandon Ivey The revised forecast projects an average interest rate of 6.5% at year-end.Read More
Newrez Unit Caliber Settles With California Regulator August 19, 2025 Shannon Clark Caliber Home Loans, which was acquired by Newrez in 2021, has agreed to a settlement to resolve allegations of overcharging borrowers.Read More
Short Takes: New Details on The Great American Mortgage Corp. / Mortgage Applications for New Homes Up / Annaly’s Expanded-Credit MBS Issuance Humming August 19, 2025 Brandon Ivey The Trump administration is describing The Great American Mortgage Corp. as "the all new Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: bigger and better than ever."Read More
Private MI Activity Rises With Purchase Mortgages in 2Q August 15, 2025 John Bancroft Private MI covered 16.4% of new mortgage production in the second quarter.Read More
Lenders Putting Emphasis on Streamlining Business Processes August 15, 2025 Brandon Ivey “Ultimately the goal is to continue to find ways to do more at a lower cost,” said one large unidentified lender surveyed by Fannie.Read More
GSE Reform Plans Remain Unclear for MBS Market August 15, 2025 Dennis Hollier Plenty of talk of a GSE IPO but few specifics thus far on the mechanics for the secondary mortgage market.Read More
Chase to Issue its Largest DSCR Non-Agency MBS to Date August 15, 2025 Brandon Ivey Chase has issued a handful of DSCR securitizations since 2022, with a $371.3 million deal in the works.Read More
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