Senate Passes Trump’s Massive Tax Bill, No Bond Market Vigilantes in Sight July 2, 2025 Paul Muolo Stifel said it’s questionable whether enough Republicans will vote against the bill.Read More
Piper’s Mid-Year Take on Mortgages: No Normalcy Yet July 2, 2025 Paul Muolo Piper: "The primary-secondary spread has averaged 1.06% in 2Q25, below the 1Q25 average of 1.12%."Read More
Hope for ARM Production? Not in the 1Q Numbers July 1, 2025 Brandon Ivey ARM lending fell by at least 30% on a sequential basis at the top three producers.Read More
HUD Unveils ‘Bold’ FHA Changes, Including Appraisal and Flood Alterations June 30, 2025 Emmeline Willey FHA also lowered restrictions on building in areas with flood risk.Read More
VA Lending Falls, Refis in Particular June 30, 2025 Emmeline Willey Table-funding giant UWM led the pack, originating $7.06 billion of VA loans in 1Q25, giving it a market share of 16.0%.Read More
Originations of Home Equity Loans Steady in First Quarter June 27, 2025 Brandon Ivey New HELOC commitments accounted for 80.6% of HEL lending in the first quarter of 2025.Read More
FHFA Positions CSS to Sell GSE MBS Tech to Others June 27, 2025 Dennis Hollier FHFA created U.S. Financial Technology, a company that will take over Common Securitization Solutions.Read More
Architecture Firm to Acquire Non-QM Lender June 27, 2025 Brandon Ivey RateDNA is tied to Aspire Homes Realty, a real estate brokerage focused on investment properties.Read More
Mortgage-Focused Attorneys Launch New Law Firm June 27, 2025 Shannon Clark The founders of the Brody Gapp law firm have mortgage-industry backgrounds.Read More
Short Takes: Stable Rates / Pending Home Sales Up Slightly / Inflation Higher Than Expected / New Verification Tool From MISMO June 27, 2025 Brandon Ivey “Borrowers should find comfort in the stability of mortgage rates,” said Sam Khater, chief economist at Freddie Mac.Read More
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