Short Takes: Planned SFR Securitization Falls Through / HUD Searches for New Headquarters / Home Sales Hit New Low / Castlelake Partners With Invictus April 18, 2025 Shannon Clark and Brandon Ivey Fitch Rating's single-family rental securitization is no longer happening.Read More
Delinquencies on Agency MBS Decline in First Quarter April 17, 2025 Brandon Ivey It’s the third year in a row that delinquencies declined in the first quarter following an increase the previous quarter.Read More
NCUA in Limbo as Trump Fires Democrats on Board April 17, 2025 Brandon Ivey The move leaves the board with just Kyle Hauptman as chairman, limiting what the regulator can do.Read More
Homebuyers Pull Back, Slowing Home Price Appreciation April 17, 2025 Brandon Ivey In March, home prices increased by only 0.2% on a monthly basis, according to Zillow.Read More
Smaller Lenders Seek to Maintain Some GSE Practices April 17, 2025 Dennis Hollier The Community Home Lenders of America opposes any attempt to reduce the footprint of the GSEs.Read More
Short Takes: Powell on Tariffs / Pulte Threatens Mortgage ‘Recall’ / New Credit Score Model From VantageScore / RTL Securitization From Temple View April 17, 2025 Brandon Ivey “The level of the tariff increases announced so far is significantly larger than anticipated,” said Fed Chair Jerome Powell.Read More
Trump Admin Makes Sweeping Changes to FHA Loss-Mit April 16, 2025 Emmeline Willey FHA’s COVID-19 loss-mitigation options will be rescinded and the Trump administration is taking a close look at the payment supplement program established during the Biden administration.Read More
Originations Down at U.S. Bank, Mortgage Profits Increase April 16, 2025 Paul Muolo At March 31, USB serviced $216.7 billion of one- to four-family mortgages, almost flat compared to yearend.Read More
Ackman Pitches Re-Privatization of GSEs April 16, 2025 Dennis Hollier Pershing Square founder Bill Ackman says both GSEs could exit conservatorship by the end of 2027 if certain assumptions are met.Read More
Company Owners Consider Leaving Business April 16, 2025 Paul Muolo “They’re making money, but they just don’t know how much longer they can hang on,” said Mark Garland, managing director of SitusAMC.Read More