GSE Jumbo Activity Up in 2Q, Investment Property Volume Down August 20, 2026 Abby Zimmardi Securitization of conforming jumbos increased at a faster rate than total GSE business in the second quarter.Read More
Ginnie Issuance Down in July With Fewer Refis August 19, 2026 Emmeline Willey A rise in purchase-mortgage volume wasn't enough to offset declining refi activity.Read More
GSE CRT Issuance Drops in Second Quarter August 18, 2026 Brandon Ivey Spreads on the second-quarter issuance widened significantly compared with the prior deals issued by the GSEs.Read More
MGIC Tops Private MI Providers in Second Quarter August 14, 2026 Emmeline Willey MGIC had $17.75 billion in new insurance written in the second quarter, a 23.0% increase from the first quarter.Read More
GSEs Sharply Slow Pace of Portfolio Additions in Second Quarter August 13, 2026 Dennis Hollier Between the end of March and the end of June, the GSEs' combined mortgage portfolios grew just 1.7%, to $313.62 billion.Read More
Mortgage Earnings at Banks Increase Modestly in Second Quarter August 12, 2026 Brandon Ivey A group of 26 banks reported $1.27 billion in mortgage earnings for the second quarter, up 3.8% from the first quarter.Read More
Agency MBS Issuance Down for Third Consecutive Month in July August 11, 2026 John Bancroft The refi share of agency MBS issuance slid to 24.1% in July after accounting for 45.1% in March.Read More
Servicing Share for Rocket, Chase Down in Second Quarter August 7, 2026 Brandon Ivey Overall residential servicing outstanding inched up by 0.8% during the second quarter.Read More
Loss-Mit Removals of FHA Loans From MBS Increase in 2Q August 5, 2026 Emmeline Willey FHA loss-mitigation removals more than doubled from $1.86 billion in the first quarter to $4.74 billion.Read More
GSEs Increase Issuance of Specified Pools in Second Quarter August 4, 2026 Namrata Bhatia Loan balances up to $300,000 made up the largest cohort of spec-pool issuance, accounting for 9.0% of the transactions in the second quarter.Read More
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