Fannie added MBS at a fast pace and Freddie reduced its whole-loan holdings.

While UWM has repeatedly raised its bid price and made other concessions, Two Harbors has opted to move forward with an acquisition by CrossCountry Mortgage.

Agency loan securitization volume dropped across all three lending channels in the first quarter, though retail lenders increased their footprint by shrinking less than correspondent aggregators or wholesale-broker originators.

After weeks of silence on the status of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, President Trump stirred up shareholders this weekend by bringing up the concept of a public offering at two separate events.

In a note to investors last week, Goldman Sachs Managing Director Arun Manohar said he is not particularly optimistic about the longer-term success of VantageScore 4.0 in the agency MBS market.

Higher revenues and lower expenses drive $3.56 billion in first quarter profits for the mortgage giant.

An increase in Fannie's investment losses related to MBS acquisitions was more than offset by a shift from fair value losses to fair value gains.

M&T Bank expects its FHA servicing business will have strong returns in the second half of this year.

Fannie Mae sharply increased its investment portfolio during March while the balance of Freddie Mac’s portfolio didn’t change much.

Daniel Hyman, a portfolio manager at PIMCO, said in a recent report that the buydowns lead to new-build homes selling at an inflated value that a homeowner is unlikely to match when they try to sell later.