Repurchase Activity Declines at Banks in Fourth Quarter March 12, 2026 Brandon Ivey Western Alliance completed the most repurchases among banks in 2025 with $109.1 million in volume, a 48.0% jump on an annual basis.Read More
Agency MBS Issuance Declines by 17% in February March 11, 2026 John Bancroft Both purchase-mortgage volume and refinances declined on a monthly basis in February.Read More
Short Takes: Some Divergence at UWM, Rocket / Existing Home Sales Stable / Servicing Payment Effort Drags On / Another Loss at FoA March 11, 2026 Brandon Ivey 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%.Read More
Earnings at Nonbanks Decline During 2025 March 10, 2026 John Bancroft Earnings slipped by 6.6% on an annual basis in 2025 among 11 publicly traded nonbank mortgage companies.Read More
Retail Channel Regains Some Share of Originations in 2025 March 6, 2026 Brandon Ivey The retail channel accounted for 51.3% of first-lien mortgage originations in 2025, up from 50.6% in 2024, according to a new analysis by Inside Mortgage Finance.Read More
GSE CRT Activity in 2025 Lowest Since 2013 March 5, 2026 Dennis Hollier The GSEs started issuing credit risk transfer transactions in 2013.Read More
Refi Activity Soars at VA, FHA in Fourth Quarter March 4, 2026 Emmeline Willey Refi guarantees in the Department of Veterans Affairs’ home loan program more than doubled during the fourth quarter.Read More
Securitization of Home Equity Loans Slows at End of 2025 March 3, 2026 Brandon Ivey Securitization volume of home equity loans increased by 5.8% on a sequential basis to $10.62 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025.Read More
Nonconforming Share of Originations Hits 20.9% in 2025 February 27, 2026 Brandon Ivey Some $401.0 billion of nonconforming mortgages were originated in 2025.Read More
Bank Servicing for Others Declines to Level Seen in 2006 February 26, 2026 Brandon Ivey Banks had $2.82 trillion of servicing for others at the end of 2025, down 0.6% from the end of September.Read More
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