Rate Sharply Increases Correspondent Sales in 2025 May 21, 2026 Namrata Bhatia Rate sent $18.58 billion of mortgages to unaffiliated buyers in 2025, according to an Inside Mortgage Trends analysis of HMDA data.Read More
GSE CRT Issuance Increases in First Quarter May 20, 2026 Brandon Ivey The GSEs issued CRT deals in March even with economic volatility tied to the war with Iran.Read More
Reasons for Refi Denials Shift in 2025 May 19, 2026 Shannon Clark Lenders turned down 23.38% of refinance applications based on credit history last year compared to 29.88% in 2024.Read More
Primary MI Volume Declines in 1Q May 15, 2026 John Bancroft Arch Mortgage Insurance sprinted to the lead among private MIs with $14.81 billion in NIW for the first quarter. The company was the only PMI to increase production from the previous three-month period.Read More
Specified-Pool Share of GSE Issuance Up in First Quarter May 14, 2026 John Bancroft Pools of loans secured by property in Florida were the most popular “story” in the first quarter.Read More
UWM Tops Correspondent Sellers of Jumbo Mortgages in 2025 May 13, 2026 Abby Zimmardi UWM’s correspondent sales of jumbo mortgages totaled $6.91 billion, down 8.6% from 2024.Read More
Agency MBS Issuance Soars in April, Prior to Lending Disruption May 12, 2026 John Bancroft April issuance was the highest monthly total since June 2022, when the market was coming down from the euphoria of the COVID-19 rally.Read More
Largest Servicers See Declines in Market Share in 1Q May 8, 2026 Brandon Ivey Rocket and Pennymac reduced their portfolios during the first quarter.Read More
Fannie, Freddie Differ With Portfolio Additions in 1Q May 5, 2026 Dennis Hollier Fannie added MBS at a fast pace and Freddie reduced its whole-loan holdings.Read More
Bayview Tops Ginnie Servicers, Passing Freedom in 1Q April 28, 2026 Emmeline Willey Bayview handled a $436.71 billion Ginnie portfolio as of the end of March, up 1.5% from the end of 2025.Read More