The flow of purchase mortgages in Ginnie Mae MBS increased 15.0% from March levels, while securitization of refinance loans dropped 9.2%.

“The current approach is clearly failing,” said Bob Broeksmit, president and CEO of the Mortgage Bankers Association.

About a dozen firms currently originate HEIs in more than 30 states, according to Morningstar DBRS.

Federal banking regulators are still grappling with whether to re-propose a rule on capital requirements for large banks or to move on to a final rule.

The sale effectively takes Flagstar out of the warehouse lending arena.

The share of risk the government-sponsored enterprises is offering to investors is also on the rise.

“In short, the agencies tried to do too much,” the American Bankers Association said.

The top higher-priced mortgage lender in 2023 was 21st Mortgage, with $2.55 billion in volume.

The decline in demand for purchase mortgages was most prominent for FHA mortgages, where applications declined by 9% on a weekly basis.

Issuance of prime non-agency MBS in the first quarter of 2024 was driven by jumbo mortgages, though volume involving GSE-eligible mortgages also increased.