The impairment rate on securitized non-qualified mortgages declined by 28 basis points on a monthly basis to 6.9% as of the end of March, according to dv01.
Issuance increased across product types during the first quarter, including a 50.4% increase in volume involving investment-property mortgages, hitting $14.10 billion.
The temporary change is due to FHA’s 2025 modification to the single-family loss-mitigation waterfall, which included reinstating TPP requirements before certain loss-mitigation options can be approved.
Newrez said that the securitized loans were part of a loan delivery limited engagement by Freddie, which helped validate the operational readiness for VantageScore 4.0.
On average, loan-to-value ratios and debt-to-income ratios are much higher for GSE purchase mortgages with private MI compared with loans that don’t carry MI.