Short Takes: Supreme Court Blocks Cook Dismissal / Julia Gordon Heads to CAHL / Luxury Home Prices Rising Fast June 30, 2026 James Dohnert The Supreme Court ruled that the White House cannot remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook while her court challenge is pending.Read More
Short Takes: Homeowners Overpaying for Mortgage / House Hunters Looking to Relocate / reAlpha Launches Flat-Fee LO Comp Model / Truss Offers HELOC for Self-Employed Borrowers June 29, 2026 James Dohnert Borrowers aren't shopping for the best rate.Read More
Rocket Leads Home Equity Lenders in 1Q, a First for a Nonbank June 26, 2026 Brandon Ivey Rocket and a number of other nonbanks have added home equity loans to their product offerings in recent years after refinance activity slowed.Read More
Acra Offering its First Expanded-Credit MBS since 2024 June 26, 2026 Brandon Ivey Acra and BlackRock NQM Investments are jointly issuing the new MBS and BlackRock is retaining risk on the issuance.Read More
Short Takes: Delinquencies Rise on Securitized Non-QMs / The Sunday Factor in Delinquencies / Community Bank Expands Agreement With NCRC June 26, 2026 Brandon Ivey Most of the increase in the impairment rate in May was from delinquencies.Read More
ARM Originations Decline in First Quarter June 25, 2026 Abby Zimmardi The ARM share of first-lien originations also declined somewhat, as interest rate trends in the first two months of the first quarter made fixed-rate mortgages somewhat more attractive than ARMs.Read More
Annaly Quickly Brings Another Large Expanded-Credit MBS June 25, 2026 Brandon Ivey Days after issuing a $1.02 billion expanded-credit MBS, Annaly is marketing a $1.01 billion deal.Read More
Short Takes: Sales of New Homes Decline / HELOC Lender Raises Capital / Big Banks Pass Stress Test With Major Home Price Depreciation June 25, 2026 Brandon Ivey Sales of new homes declined on monthly and annual bases in May.Read More
Non-Agency Share of MBS Outstanding Up in First Quarter June 24, 2026 John Bancroft A total of $545.80 billion of non-agency MBS backed by single-family mortgages was outstanding at the end of March.Read More
Short Takes: Housing Bill Headed to Trump / Fannie to Expand Title-Insurance Skipping Pilot / Angel Oak Shifts MBS Strategy / Income Declines at KB Home June 24, 2026 Brandon Ivey H.R. 6644, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, is being hailed as the most significant housing legislation from Congress in three decades.Read More