Short Takes: dv01, Fitch Team for New Non-Agency RMBS Benchmarks / Premier Lending Adopts FICO Score 10 T / LoanCare Launches App / Habitat for Humanity’s CDFI Gets a Name Change February 21, 2024 James Dohnert The new partnership's benchmarks focus on the non-QM and prime-jumbo markets.Read More
Fitch Maintains Top Ranking for ABS and RMBS Ratings in 4Q February 20, 2024 John Bancroft Fitch maintained its top ranking in rating both ABS and non-agency MBS deals issued in 2023.Read More
Maxex Offers New Outlet for Agency-Eligible Loans February 16, 2024 James Dohnert Lenders can sell agency-eligible mortgages for investment properties and second homes on Maxex's platform.Read More
Short Takes: Government Servicing Effort at MISMO / Housing Activity Slows / How Do Escrows Work? / Ratings for RTL Securitization / Publishing Break February 16, 2024 Brandon Ivey FHA, VA, Ginnie Mae and USDA are working with MISMO on a new servicing dataset.Read More
Profits Decline at Fannie in Fourth Quarter February 15, 2024 Brandon Ivey For the full year, Fannie's net income hit $17.41 billion, up 34.7% from 2022.Read More
Short Takes: Higher for Longer / Home Prices Increase / Homeowner Tenure Levels Off / HECM MBS From Ocwen February 15, 2024 Brandon Ivey Mortgage industry participants are making projections on when "higher for longer" turns in to rate cuts by the Fed.Read More
Freddie’s Single-Family Income Increases in Fourth Quarter February 14, 2024 Brandon Ivey The single-family segment accounted for 91.4% of total net income at Freddie in the fourth quarter.Read More
Deliveries to GSEs Down 8.4% in January February 14, 2024 Dennis Hollier Lenders delivered $41.06 billion of loans to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in January.Read More
Correspondent Channel Gains Share in Agency Market February 13, 2024 Andras Malatinszky The correspondent channel accounted for 37.0% of agency deliveries in the fourth quarter, up from a 34.6% share the previous quarter.Read More
Agency-Eligible IPLs, Loans for Second Homes in Non-Agency MBS February 13, 2024 Brandon Ivey Issuance of non-agency MBS with GSE-eligible mortgages is picking up with new deals from Citi and Morgan Stanley.Read More
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