The share of high-LTV purchase loans delivered to the GSEs rose nearly 100 basis points to 47.52% in the first quarter, according to an Inside Mortgage Trends analysis of mortgage-backed security disclosures.

Fannie Mae hopes to extend the partnership to include fraud detection in its single-family mortgage business.

AmeriHome Mortgage Company is the sole originator and servicer of GSE-eligible loans in a new MBS being marketed by Annaly Capital Management.

Ellington Financial is set to issue a non-agency MBS with GSE-eligible mortgages originated by Pennymac.

The GSEs plan to announce a new adoption date for the Uniform Closing Dataset during the fourth quarter of 2026.

Loans backing the securitization included both VantageScore 4.0 and Classic FICO.

Freddie Mac increased its holdings of agency mortgage-backed securities by 14.5% on a monthly basis during February.

GSE buybacks in 2025 were down 12.8% from 2024 and represented the lowest annual total since 2020.

Changing priorities from the White House have put talks on ending the GSE conservatorship on the back burner.

“The condo insurance requirements will reduce costs for existing homeowners and will make tens of thousands of additional units eligible for lower cost GSE financing,” said Bob Broeksmit, president and CEO of the MBA.