Servicing Values Prompt Spike in Mortgage-Banking Income at Huntington Bank October 17, 2025 Brandon Ivey The Ohio-based bank had $43 million in mortgage-banking income in the third quarter, up 54% from the second quarter.Read More
Agency MBS Investors Grappling With High Prepayment Rates October 17, 2025 Brandon Ivey The prepayment rate on agency MBS reached the highest level in 11 months in September, with another increase expected in October.Read More
TransUnion Joins in Offering Free VantageScore 4.0 to FICO Users October 17, 2025 Brandon Ivey Equifax and Experian made similar moves recently.Read More
Short Takes: Home Price Appreciation Slows Again / Sales of New Homes Down / Homebuilder Confidence Improves October 17, 2025 Brandon Ivey Home prices have ticked down on an annual basis for 10 consecutive months.Read More
U.S. Bank Increases Originations, Mortgage Revenue in Third Quarter October 16, 2025 Brandon Ivey Both originations and mortgage revenue increased at U.S. Bank in the third quarter.Read More
Characteristics of GSE Deliveries Diverge in Third Quarter October 16, 2025 Namrata Bhatia Underwriting for purchase mortgages remained strong while standards for refis loosened somewhat among deliveries to the GSEs in the third quarter.Read More
Housing Emergency Declaration Might Not Do Much for Mortgages October 16, 2025 Brandon Ivey "We’re not counting on ultimately a big lift in our mortgage business," said Bruce Van Saun, chairman and CEO of Citizens Financial Group.Read More
Mortgage Lending Ticks Up at BofA in 3Q, Slows Elsewhere October 15, 2025 Brandon Ivey While Bank of America managed to increase mortgage production in the third quarter, lending was down at Citizens Financial and PNC Financial.Read More
Large Nonbanks Lose Some Share in 3Q GSE Business October 15, 2025 Dennis Hollier Market share of GSE business from large nonbanks fell from 56.1% for deliveries in the second quarter of 2025 to 53.8% in the third quarter.Read More
Pennymac Sending Traditional GSE-Eligible Loans to Non-Agency MBS October 15, 2025 Brandon Ivey Pennymac is set to issue a $291.7 million non-agency mortgage-backed security with GSE-eligible mortgages for primary residences.Read More