Demand for both purchase mortgages and refinances increased last week, helped by a slight decline in interest rates for mortgages.

The refi share of agency MBS issuance slid to 24.1% in July after accounting for 45.1% in March.

Rise Economy successfully sued to stop the OCC’s 2020 CRA final rule from being implemented.

UWM alleges that Two Harbors’ management “embarked on a stealth mission of subversion, calculated inaction and outright lies designed to kill the UWM merger.”

The rating service is treating the $1.65 billion of equity provided by Oaktree Capital Management and the Ishbia family as debt for UWM rather than as equity.

CrossCountry Mortgage's latest deal is comprised of closed-end seconds from Button Finance and CCM.

Profits declined by 22.8% from the first to the second quarter.

“Agency MBS investors continue to express a desire for additional loan-level data,” SFA wrote to FHFA regarding disclosures of credit scores used for originating mortgages.

The July employment data might provide “a little breathing room” for the Fed as it considers its next policy move, according to Joel Kan, a vice president and deputy chief economist at the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Planet Home Lending increased its retail loan originator count by 12% during the second quarter of 2026.