GSE Refi Characteristics Shift in Fourth Quarter January 8, 2025 John Bancroft The big gains came in high-LTV refinances, which surged to 13.6% of the sample, a 7.05 percentage point increase.Read More
Redwood Broadens Offerings of Expanded-Credit Products January 8, 2025 James Dohnert Redwood is adding DSCR, bank statement and P&L loans to its Aspire correspondent platform.Read More
FHFA’s Planned FHLBank Reforms Left to Trump Admin January 8, 2025 Dennis Hollier Proposals regarding core mission activities and FHLBank membership won't be finished prior to the start of the Trump administration.Read More
Short Takes: Housing Market Outlook / Freddie’s New CFO / Invictus Keeps Up the Pace / Lower to Let Applicants Access Underwriting Engine January 8, 2025 Brandon Ivey For 2025, analysts at Morningstar DBRS predict modest home sales, modest price appreciation and mortgage rates oscillating around the 6%–7% range.Read More
Banks Add MBS, ABS to Trading Accounts January 7, 2025 John Bancroft Bank holding company trading accounts saw a 3.9% increase in total residential MBS holdings in the third quarter.Read More
Similarities in New VantageScore Compared With FICO January 7, 2025 Dennis Hollier Despite the similarities in results from the scoring models, there are some major differences in how the scores are constructed.Read More
Short Takes: Rocket Fueling Redwood’s MBS / Wells Fargo’s Asset Cap / Chase’s Servicing Unit / Homeowners Plan to Stay Put January 7, 2025 Brandon Ivey Redwood has issued eight consecutive prime non-agency MBS where Rocket Mortgage was the top contributor of loans.Read More
The Final Tally: Freddie Tops Fannie in Residential Loan Purchases January 6, 2025 Dennis Hollier For the first time in 33 years, Freddie out bought its crosstown rival...Read More
Biden Admin Revises GSE Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements January 3, 2025 Dennis Hollier The revisions establish some ground rules that will apply if Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are ever released from conservatorship.Read More
Ginnie Increases Employee Count in 2024 January 3, 2025 Brandon Ivey As of the end of September, the agency had 265 employees, up 25% from a year ago.Read More
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