Two new repayment plan structures for student loans disbursed on or after July 1, 2026, were included within the tax and spending bill.

A ban on mortgage trigger leads looks to be getting closer to being signed into law.

Mortgage Connect, a national mortgage servicer, is developing a new product with two companies for Fannie Mae's Title Acceptance program.

Refi activity was up 27.1% from the first quarter and purchase volume rose 19.1%.

“By tearing down these onerous hurdles, we’re freeing professionals from a tangle of red tape that drove up costs, inhibited access to homeownership, and discouraged market participation,” said HUD Secretary Scott Turner.

With the federal deficit set to increase, there are fears that the 10-year Treasury rate will rise.

Annaly is set to issue a $662.7 million MBS, its 13th expanded-credit deal of the year.

Jonathan Gould was the senior deputy comptroller and chief counsel at the OCC during the latter half of the first Trump administration.

The share of GSE purchase mortgages with credit scores of at least 740 increased from 73.8% in the first quarter of 2025 to 74.6% in the second quarter.

PennyMac and Redwood Trust are marketing separate prime non-agency MBS, the first deals in the market since June 24.