"A decision of this magnitude cannot be made on a whim without Congressional consultation and approval," according to the lawmakers.

Annual home price appreciation slowed to 2.1% in May, the lowest level seen since March 2012.

There’s a $381.4 million expanded-credit MBS and a $309.3 million jumbo MBS.

“Buyers had more options in May than at any time since July 2020,” Zillow said.

Agency securitization of high-balance loans declined by 46.0% on a quarterly basis to $8.70 billion in the first quarter of 2025.

Ted Tozer, a fellow at the Urban Institute and former Ginnie president, said he expects the volume of buydowns in custom single-family pools to explode as lenders take advantage of the rule change.

It’s the first jumbo MBS from a PennyMac unit since a one-off issuance in 2013.

The Senate joined the House in passing legislation to restrict trigger leads tied to mortgage applications.

The REIT plans to sell the mortgages originated by HomeXpress and retain some mortgage servicing rights.

UWM's low-downpayment program is only available to borrowers with income at or below 80% of the area median income.