Home prices increased by 2.2% on an annual basis as of the end of September, according to FHFA.

Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corp. remained the top producer among the private MIs.

“The president’s got a lot on his plate,” Bill Ackman, CEO and portfolio manager of Pershing Square Holdings, said of President Trump. “We’re approaching Thanksgiving, but it’s actually theoretically possible.”

Eight expanded-credit MBS hit the market this week, with a total unpaid principal balance of $3.38 billion.

A decline in interest rates on mortgages helped to prop up home sales during the partial shutdown of the federal government.

MBA projects that the average interest rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage will increase from 6.3% in the fourth quarter of 2024 to 6.4% in the first quarter of 2026, and then remain at 6.4% through the year.

The Mortgage Bankers Association called for the full Senate to quickly confirm the nominees.

Refi volume in Ginnie MBS issuance increased by 46.7% on a monthly basis to $15.25 billion in October.

Ackman proposed a timeline that would allow the Trump administration to claim some short-term victories while working toward a larger capital raise.

Earnings were helped by a surge in loan applications that locked in September.