The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances decreased from 6.25% the week ending Jan. 2 to 6.18% last week.

“As part of those efforts, next week at Davos I’m going to provide much more detail about our housing policy so that every American who wants to own a home will be able to afford one,” President Trump said.

The shift in credit scores was driven by refinance activity.

Mortgage origination volume at Chase rose 12.4% from the third to the fourth quarter, according to earnings results released Tuesday.

The bureau was said to have been planning to move its enforcement actions to the DOJ in preparation for a potential lapse in funding.

Ginnie President Joe Gormley said the update allows for greater efficiencies and cost savings, and will make the agency’s digital collateral program more attractive to new issuers.

Issuers of non-agency MBS are in the market with expanded-credit, prime and closed-end second offerings.

The combined entity of Rocket and Mr. Cooper overtook UWM for GSE loan sales in 2025.

Fed Chairman Powell said the investigation is a pretext and the real crux is the Fed's refusal to comply with President Trump's calls to lower interest rates.

AI is expected to be used more frequently to bring down origination costs and help lenders avoid hiring-and-firing cycles.