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Refi Lending Spikes in 4Q, Purchase Mortgages Slow

February 13, 2026
Brandon Ivey
For the full year, refis accounted for 30.1% of total first-lien mortgage originations, up from a 21.5% share in 2024.
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GSEs Getting Aggressive With Cash Window Pricing

February 13, 2026
Dennis Hollier
David Spector, CEO of Pennymac Financial Services, said the firm’s correspondent aggregation platform is facing increasing competition from the GSEs’ cash window.
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Onity’s Earnings Helped by Release of Tax Valuation Allowance

February 13, 2026
Brandon Ivey
Onity posted net income of $127.0 million in the fourth quarter, compared with a $21.0 million profit the previous quarter.
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Short Takes: TransUnion Sees No Loss From FICO Direct Option / Home Sales Slow in January / Annaly Brings Investment-Property MBS / Silence on DeMarco / Publishing Break

February 13, 2026
Brandon Ivey
No customers of TransUnion have shifted to the direct license program FICO launched in October.
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Correspondent Channel Loses Share in Agency Market

February 12, 2026
Andras Malatinszky
The correspondent channel lost 194 basis points of market share in the agency MBS market in the fourth quarter of 2025.
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Freddie Profits Steady in Fourth Quarter, Down for the Year

February 12, 2026
Dennis Hollier
A $2.29 billion reversal in net interest gains and a $1.29 billion provision for losses dampened net income in 2025.
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House Passes Housing Bill; Eyes on Senate, Trump

February 12, 2026
Brandon Ivey
The House approved legislation this week aimed at increasing housing supply. Before the vote, President Trump called for an additional provision that wasn’t included.
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Refi Deliveries to GSEs Level Off in January

February 11, 2026
Dennis Hollier
The refi share of GSE business saw its first monthly decline since July, slipping from 37.9% in December to 37.4% in January.
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Fannie's Profits Dip in 4Q on Fair Value Losses

February 11, 2026
Dennis Hollier
Profits declined by 9% compared with the third quarter.
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House Committee Split on Next Affordable Housing Efforts

February 11, 2026
Shannon Clark
Ranking Member Maxine Waters, D-CA, praised the House's bipartisan effort to pass the Housing for the 21st Century Act, but said one bill isn't enough to fix the housing affordability crisis.
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