Sen. Bob Corker, R-TN, said passing legislation this year “evidently is not going to happen” and his sense is that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will stay in conservatorship “for some time.”

PeerStreet was founded in 2014, reached a cumulative $500.0 million in originations this past September and recently surpassed $1.0 billion in originations.

Home prices increased by 1.7 percent in the first quarter of 2018, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s house price index.

The correspondent channel accounted for 32.9 percent of total first-lien originations, up from a 32.4 percent share the previous quarter.

The FHFA said reviews have helped align GSE prepayment speeds in the past few years while helping to make sure MBS investors’ interest are considered in the equation.

Chase is the top contributor to the MBS with a 45.0 percent share, followed by United Shore Financial Services at 16.5 percent and Caliber Home Mortgage at 5.2 percent.

Applications for purchase mortgages and refinances both declined.

House Republicans, who previously said the Senate bill didn’t go far enough, said they will have a separate reg relief package to be considered by the Senate.

Mike Crapo, R-ID, chairman of the committee, said housing finance reform is one of his top priorities.

Respondents to the Mortgage Bankers Association's quarterly mortgage banking performance survey reported, in aggregate, a negative margin in the “mid to high single digits” for the first quarter.