Pension funds and insurance companies are among the investor types that boosted their holdings of residential MBS during the fourth quarter of 2025.

GSE buybacks in 2025 were down 12.8% from 2024 and represented the lowest annual total since 2020.

Some $2.71 trillion of Ginnie servicing was outstanding as of the end of 2025, up 6.8% from 2024.

The $87.67 billion of removals were largely tied to borrower payoffs.

The residential MBS holdings of 17 publicly traded REITs were valued at $247.16 billion as of the end of last year, a gain of 6.9% from the end of September.

Among the 50 largest jumbo lenders, 48 increased their non-agency jumbo originations during the fourth quarter of 2025.

Some $295.0 billion of non-agency jumbos were originated in 2025, a nearly 40% increase on an annual basis.

Western Alliance completed the most repurchases among banks in 2025 with $109.1 million in volume, a 48.0% jump on an annual basis.

Both purchase-mortgage volume and refinances declined on a monthly basis in February.

United Wholesale Mortgage's agency MBS issuance declined by 6.5% on a monthly basis in February while Rocket Mortgage's volume was down 16.5%.