Agency-eligible loans are frequently being delivered to non-agency MBS instead of the GSEs.

Home prices increased by 0.1% on a monthly basis in December, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

The fourth-quarter total was skewed by Capital One, which reported $484.8 million in mortgage-banking income in the quarter.

Investors will initially price for added risk due to uncertainty about the real-world viability of new trended data score models like FICO 10-T and VantageScore 4.0.

By far, the events listed most frequently in Pulte's calendar are meetings with industry leaders.

Using a single score or bi-merge increases the uncertainty in assessing borrower risk, with direct implications for loan pricing and underwriting decisions, according to a study by Andrew Davidson & Co.

Redwood Trust is set to issue its first expanded-credit MBS from its Aspire shelf.

The average interest rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage declined by 8 basis points on a weekly basis and hit its lowest level since September 2022.

Pennymac Mortgage Investment Trust is generating a return on equity in the low- to mid-teens from issuing non-agency MBS.

Recent inflation trends along with the strong jobs report for January “suggest the lower likelihood of a rate cut” at the next Federal Open Market Committee meeting, according to Joel Kan, a vice president and deputy chief economist at the Mortgage Bankers Association.