Short Takes: Judge Rules in Favor of Fed Governor / Applications Hit Highs for the Year / Onity Retaining More MSRs / UWM Upsizes Debt Offering September 10, 2025 Brandon Ivey The Trump administration vowed to continue the effort to fire Cook, alleging mortgage fraud.Read More
Refis Help Push Agency MBS Issuance Up in August September 9, 2025 John Bancroft Issuance increased by 7.8% from July and marked the strongest monthly total since November 2024.Read More
Interest Rates, Home Prices Trending in Favor of Homebuyers September 9, 2025 Brandon Ivey "As we look forward, I think it’ll be gradual," Brian Brown, chief financial officer and treasurer of Rocket Companies, said of improvements in the housing market for homebuyers.Read More
Short Takes: FHFA’s Market Share Cap Unclear / Home Purchase Sentiment Ticks Down / Fairway Partners With OpenAI September 9, 2025 Brandon Ivey If subservicing is included in FHFA's market share cap, Rocket plans to shift some of the servicing mix at the combined Rocket/Mr. Cooper.Read More
An Impressive Second Quarter for Jumbo Lending September 8, 2025 Abby Zimmardi The top five jumbo producers in the first half were all federally insured depositories.Read More
PennyMac’s Third-Quarter Results Look Promising September 8, 2025 Paul Muolo PennyMac released financial results for July and August as it presents for the Barclays Global Financial Services Conference.Read More
Trades, Consumer Advocates Want More Research on BNPL Loans September 8, 2025 Emmeline Willey Brendan Kelleher of MBA said one challenge in underwriting BNPL loans is their inconsistent visibility in borrower credit profiles.Read More
Nonconforming Mortgages Gain Originations Share in 2Q September 5, 2025 Brandon Ivey Nonconforming products accounted for 21.2% of first-lien originations in the second quarter, according to a new analysis by Inside Mortgage Finance.Read More
CFPB Considering Changes to ATR/QM Rule September 5, 2025 Shannon Clark There's no timeframe yet for potential adjustments to the ATR rule.Read More
UWM Fueling Issuance of Non-Agency MBS September 5, 2025 Brandon Ivey UWM contributed to three non-agency MBS that started marketing Thursday.Read More