KBRA said bank management teams have said they want to see how the market responds to the revised capital rules.

Redwood Trust's second-quarter loss was an improvement on first-quarter performance, reflecting a more cautious operating approach in April and May.

About 50% of homeowners said that their mortgage could become unsustainable without a lower rate in the next three years, according to a recent Truework survey of buyers who purchased a home in the last 24 months.

In the first half of 2026, $120.88 billion of GSE purchase mortgages with private MI was securitized, a 4.5% increase from the first half of 2025.

PrimeLending took a pre-tax loss of $2.0 million in the second quarter of 2026, following a $2.4 million loss in the first quarter.

The MBA now projects that the unemployment rate will hold at 4.3% through the end of the third quarter of 2026, before rising to 4.4% in the fourth quarter.

"We’re comfortable with risk from many of the sellers out there that are already making those loans and selling them elsewhere," said Jason Harris, co-founder and CEO of Button Finance.

Equity Prime Mortgage, AmeriTrust Mortgage and OCMBC had their DE approval terminated in several regions.

Average condo prices declined by 0.7% on an annual basis as of mid-July, according to Intercontinental Exchange.

The correspondent aggregator's volume was up 14.1% on a quarterly basis.