Senate Democrats Seek Spot at GSE Reform Table June 17, 2025 Dennis Hollier "A decision of this magnitude cannot be made on a whim without Congressional consultation and approval," according to the lawmakers.Read More
Short Takes: Home Price Appreciation Levels Off / Fitch Affirms Ratings on GSEs / Fitch Neutral on eNote in Non-Agency MBS / PHH Turns to Blend to Help With Recapture June 17, 2025 Brandon Ivey Annual home price appreciation slowed to 2.1% in May, the lowest level seen since March 2012.Read More
Rare Decline in First-Lien Holdings at Banks June 16, 2025 Brandon Ivey The last time there was a meaningful decline was the second quarter of 2021.Read More
Goldman Marketing Expanded-Credit MBS and Jumbo Deal June 16, 2025 Brandon Ivey There’s a $381.4 million expanded-credit MBS and a $309.3 million jumbo MBS.Read More
A&D Continuing Flagstar Correspondent Unit’s FHA Offerings June 16, 2025 Emmeline Willey A&D recently acquired the unit from Mr. Cooper Group.Read More
All-Cash Share of Home Purchases Declining June 16, 2025 Brandon Ivey With interest rates declining and the demographics among home investors shifting, mortgage financing is regaining popularity.Read More
Short Takes: Lock-In Easing / Diminished Expectations for Home Prices / BlackRock to Discontinue Mortgage Investment Fund / Martell Moves On June 16, 2025 Brandon Ivey “Buyers had more options in May than at any time since July 2020,” Zillow said.Read More
Conforming Jumbos Falter, Non-Agency Treads Water June 13, 2025 Brandon Ivey Agency securitization of high-balance loans declined by 46.0% on a quarterly basis to $8.70 billion in the first quarter of 2025.Read More
Ginnie Provides Relief to Issuers With Shift on Buydowns June 13, 2025 Emmeline Willey Ted Tozer, a fellow at the Urban Institute and former Ginnie president, said he expects the volume of buydowns in custom single-family pools to explode as lenders take advantage of the rule change.Read More
PennyMac Re-Enters Jumbo MBS Market June 13, 2025 Brandon Ivey It’s the first jumbo MBS from a PennyMac unit since a one-off issuance in 2013.Read More