Pending home sales declined by 3.0% on an annual basis in December.

Trump delivered wide-ranging remarks at the event but didn’t reveal any new housing policies.

VA refi issuance was the highest since the fourth quarter of 2021.

The executive order would prevent federal agencies and the government-sponsored enterprises from facilitating the acquisition of a single-family home by a large institutional investor.

Stacy Kymes, president and CEO of the bank, said BOK could “easily” hit $1.0 billion in warehouse lending commitments by the end of 2026.

Applications for refis increased by 20% on a weekly basis last week.

U.S. Bank took a negative $11.0 million mark for mortgage servicing rights fair value, net of economic hedges, in the fourth quarter of 2025.

Mortgage rates declined slightly in the government-insured market after the Trump administration directed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to purchase a combined $200 billion in agency mortgage-backed securities.

Amit Siroya, managing director of residential investments, asset-based finance, at Barings, said RTL originations could slow in certain pockets that are seeing volatility in home prices.

Trump is set to reveal plans to address housing affordability and the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Trump's effort to remove Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve's board of governors.