Savings From Fannie Title Pilot Could Reach $2B Over Time February 3, 2025 Dennis Hollier Note: The Fannie title pilot is scheduled to sunset in May 2026.Read More
Mortgage Originations Increase by Nearly 15% in 2024 January 31, 2025 Brandon Ivey The increase in production was driven by interest rates, which were largely lower in 2024 than in 2023.Read More
PennyMac’s Originations, Profits Increase in 4Q January 31, 2025 Brandon Ivey Income jumped by 50% on a quarterly basis at PennyMac Financial Services in the fourth quarter.Read More
Newfi Launches Non-QM Delegated Correspondent Products January 31, 2025 James Dohnert Newfi is an affiliate of asset management firm Apollo.Read More
Short Takes: McCargo Abruptly Leaves FHLBank of San Francisco / Cerberus Securitizing HELs From Spring EQ / Non-Agency MBS Flowing From PennyMac / Pending Home Sales Decline / Deutsche Bank Using MacBook Airs January 31, 2025 Brandon Ivey McCargo joined the FHLBank in June.Read More
Powell Deflects on Rising Interest Rates for Mortgages January 30, 2025 Brandon Ivey “We control an overnight rate,” the Federal Reserve chair noted.Read More
Short Takes: Trump Admin Walks Back Funding Pause / UWM Extends Price Break / Chase Brings Smaller CES Securitization / Scratch-and-Dent MBS From Balbec January 30, 2025 Brandon Ivey White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said an executive order aimed at reducing federal spending remained in effect.Read More
FHA, VA, Ginnie Still Operating Following Vague Order From Trump January 29, 2025 Brandon Ivey Late on Jan. 27, the Trump administration ordered a pause for federal loan and grant activity, but the vague wording of the order prompted uncertainty for the mortgage market.Read More
Core-Product Share of GSE Business Level in Fourth Quarter January 29, 2025 James Dohnert Non-core products are areas of the market in which non-agency financing is seen as being able to compete with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.Read More
Mortgage Market Cautiously Optimistic on Pulte at FHFA January 29, 2025 Dennis Hollier FHFA directors have typically been technocrats with backgrounds in housing finance or federal regulation.Read More