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Insurance Share of Mortgage Payments Rises

September 14, 2026
James Dohnert
Property insurance now accounts for 9.6% of the average mortgage holder's monthly payment, Intercontinental Exchange reports, up from a low of 7.2% in 2018 and 7.5% a decade ago. 
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Growing Self-Employed Cohort Boosts Non-QM Market

September 14, 2026
James Dohnert
A recent rise in self-employed individuals is helping drive increased demand for non-QM products such as bank statement loans, according to lenders who recently spoke with Inside Nonconforming Markets.
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Figure Taps Sierra to Boost Pull-Through Rate

September 14, 2026
James Dohnert
Figure will be the first U.S. company to use of Sierra’s newly-established Horizon platform, which enables businesses to build agents that can work on complex tasks over longer periods of time.
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Short Takes: AmeriHome, Pennymac Market Agency MBS / First-Time Buyers Raise Concerns About Financing New Builds / Xactus Adds VS4 Integration

September 14, 2026
James Dohnert
Two prime agency-eligible deals have begun marketing.
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Retail Channel’s Share of Originations Increases in 2Q

September 11, 2026
Brandon Ivey
The retail channel accounted for 53.7% of originations in the second quarter.
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FHA to Allow VS4, FICO 10T at Beginning of 2027

September 11, 2026
Emmeline Willey
FHA plans to begin accepting VantageScore 4.0 and FICO 10T credit scoring models on Jan. 1.
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HPC Working on Data Repository for Mortgages

September 11, 2026
Dennis Hollier
The trade group seeks industry comment on a plan to centralize data on the loans collateralizing both agency mortgage-backed securities and non-agency MBS.
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Interest Rates Hit Another High for the Year

September 11, 2026
Brandon Ivey
“Next week’s [Fed] meeting will be key, as the inflation and economic outlook will help shape the path of rates and homebuyer demand,” said Bob Broeksmit, president and CEO of the Mortgage Bankers Association.
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Short Takes: Lenders Increase Their Conforming Loan Limits / Listings of Homes Outpacing Sales / Greenberg Staying a Little Longer at Two Harbors / Redwood Upsizes Debt Offering

September 11, 2026
Brandon Ivey
CrossCountry Mortgage and Rocket Mortgage raised the loan limit they'll accept for conforming mortgages by 1.5% ahead of an anticipated increase in conforming loan limits in the new year.
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GSEs Set LLPAs for VantageScore

September 10, 2026
Dennis Hollier
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are essentially subtracting 20 points from a VS4 score, then applying the Classic FICO LLPAs to the loan.
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