Trump’s Order for GSE MBS Purchases Faces Some Hurdles January 9, 2026 Brandon Ivey The directive will make the GSEs "noneconomic" buyers of agency MBS.Read More
Agency MBS Issuance Hits Three-Year High in 2025 January 9, 2026 John Bancroft Issuance of agency mortgage-backed securities increased by 10.8% on an annual basis to $1.235 trillion in 2025.Read More
Single-Family Securitization in Limbo With Trump Plan January 9, 2026 Brandon Ivey Some $8.65 billion of single-family rental securitizations were issued in 2025.Read More
Short Takes: UWM Leads Agency MBS Issuers / GSE IPO Decision Imminent / Temasek Invests in RTL Lender January 9, 2026 Brandon Ivey United Wholesale Mortgage issued $145.24 billion of agency MBS in 2025.Read More
Trump’s Housing Affordability Plan Includes Limit on Investors January 8, 2026 Brandon Ivey Some Democrats in Congress have also sought to limit institutional investment in the single-family market in recent years.Read More
Short Takes: Non-Agency Securitization Ramps Up / Lenders Tighten Up / Newrez Invests in Tech Provider January 8, 2026 Brandon Ivey Five non-agency mortgage-backed securities started marketing Wednesday.Read More
Mortgage Securitization Rate Increases With GSE Activity January 7, 2026 Brandon Ivey Some 69.8% of mortgages originated during the third quarter of 2025 were securitized.Read More
Redwood Continues Leaning on Rocket for Jumbos January 7, 2026 Brandon Ivey Loans originated by Rocket account for 47.4% of the $672.1 million jumbo MBS Redwood started marketing Tuesday.Read More
Non-QM, HEL Originations Growth Expected to Boost Non-Agency MBS Issuance January 5, 2026 Abby Zimmardi Analysts noted that the non-agency MBS market will benefit from strong investor demand, including more new shelves participating in the sector.Read More
Short Takes: Annaly Kicks Off 2026 With Non-QM MBS / First Federal Acquires Fidelity’s Mortgage Group / Pinnacle, Synovus Complete Merger / MBA Hires New CFO January 5, 2026 James Dohnert Annaly markets its first non-QM MBS of 2026; First Federal to acquire Fidelity Bank's NOLA Lending Group affiliate; Pinnacle completes acquisition of Synovous; MBA has a new CFO.Read More
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