Credit Quality of GSE Loans Improves in Fourth Quarter January 13, 2026 Brandon Ivey The shift in credit scores was driven by refinance activity.Read More
Rocket, Mr. Cooper Team-Up Becomes Top GSE Seller January 12, 2026 Dennis Hollier The combined entity of Rocket and Mr. Cooper overtook UWM for GSE loan sales in 2025.Read More
Short Takes: Rates Fall to Recent Low / Figure Sees Rise in Marketplace Originations / Housing Starts Rising / MISMO Publishes New Specification January 12, 2026 James Dohnert The promised of increased MBS purchases by Fannie and Freddie is already having an effect on mortgage interest rates.Read More
Trump’s Order for GSE MBS Purchases Faces Some Hurdles January 9, 2026 Brandon Ivey The directive will make the GSEs "noneconomic" buyers of agency MBS.Read More
Agency MBS Issuance Hits Three-Year High in 2025 January 9, 2026 John Bancroft Issuance of agency mortgage-backed securities increased by 10.8% on an annual basis to $1.235 trillion in 2025.Read More
Short Takes: UWM Leads Agency MBS Issuers / GSE IPO Decision Imminent / Temasek Invests in RTL Lender January 9, 2026 Brandon Ivey United Wholesale Mortgage issued $145.24 billion of agency MBS in 2025.Read More
Mortgage Securitization Rate Increases With GSE Activity January 7, 2026 Brandon Ivey Some 69.8% of mortgages originated during the third quarter of 2025 were securitized.Read More
Short Takes: Home Price Depreciation Spreads / Pulte Wants More Changes From Homebuilders / New Head of Mortgage Finance at Chase / New CEO at Sagent / BSI’s Servicer Ratings Affirmed January 6, 2026 Brandon Ivey Home prices declined on an annual basis in 2025 in 35 of the largest 100 markets in the country, according to Intercontinental Exchange.Read More
Assumable, Portable Mortgages Unlikely to Significantly Boost Affordability December 30, 2025 Dennis Hollier Urban Institute researchers said in a recent report that only strategies that catalyze new construction can truly address the housing affordability problem.Read More
FHFA Adopts New Housing Goals for the GSEs December 29, 2025 James Dohnert The recently announced goals supplant the three-year plan covering 2025 to 2027 that was adopted during the Biden administration.Read More