William Lansing, CEO of Fair Isaac Corp., said the move would encourage lenders to shop for the most lenient credit score in order to qualify more borrowers for GSE loans.

ARMs accounted for 9.5% of residential mortgages locked in July, according to Optimal Blue.

Among the top 10 agency MBS issuers in July, just one was owned by a federally insured depository: Amerihome.

Some $54.47 billion of FHA purchase mortgages were included in Ginnie Mae mortgage-backed securities issued in the second quarter, up 28.9% from the previous quarter.

The whole-loan sales come even though Acra’s new owner, BlackRock Financial, has deep experience with non-agency securitization.

The real estate investment trust focuses on acquiring non-qualified mortgages and originating business-purpose loans.

The firm plans to be a programmatic issuer of expanded-credit mortgage-backed securities following the acquisition of HomeXpress.

The top five markets with a “very high risk” of home price declines are all in Florida, according to Cotality.

Mortgage portfolios at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac increased steadily throughout 2024 before declining during the first quarter of 2025.

Angel Oak Mortgage REIT generated $767,000 of income during the second quarter of 2025.