Some 44.8% of survey participants project that demand for mortgages eligible for sale to the government-sponsored enterprises will increase in 2025 compared with 2024. (Most of the others surveyed think demand will remain level and only 3.4% expect demand to weaken.)

Ishbia pointed to borrowers who received mortgages between 2022 and 2024 as prime candidates for refis.

Note: The Fannie title pilot is scheduled to sunset in May 2026.

The increase in production was driven by interest rates, which were largely lower in 2024 than in 2023.

Income jumped by 50% on a quarterly basis at PennyMac Financial Services in the fourth quarter.

Newfi is an affiliate of asset management firm Apollo.

McCargo joined the FHLBank in June.

“We control an overnight rate,” the Federal Reserve chair noted.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said an executive order aimed at reducing federal spending remained in effect.

Late on Jan. 27, the Trump administration ordered a pause for federal loan and grant activity, but the vague wording of the order prompted uncertainty for the mortgage market.