The top prime jumbo and expanded-credit issuer so far this year: JPMorgan Chase.

Home equity lending in 2025 is on track to surpass 2022 as the post-financial crisis peak for production.

Some lenders are consistently avoiding delivering certain GSE-eligible mortgages to Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac.

Publicly-traded mortgage companies saw increases in earnings from both lending and servicing during the second quarter of 2025.

Money market managers and insurance companies increased their holdings of single-family MBS during the second quarter.

Despite the 2Q25 increase, repurchases for the first half of 2025 were down 33.9% from the same period last year.

Since mid-2022, the agency has been gaining servicing share with lenders turning to FHA mortgages and loans through the Department of Veterans Affairs.

The last time Chase issued an MBS focused on ARMs from other lenders was 2019.

Kroll Bond Rating Agency is facing increased competition in assessing non-agency mortgage-backed securities.

Federally insured depository Chase continued to lead in the category of ARM production, funding $5.75 billion during 2Q25.