Fannie Mae recently introduced a pilot program that would waive the title insurance requirement on certain refis...

The increase in the use of primary MI during the third quarter was sharpest in refinances.

Noncore products are loans in which the non-agency market competes with the GSEs.

Total servicing tied to agency single-family mortgage-backed securities rose to $9.004 trillion as of the end of September.

Some $189.08 billion of loans with insurance coverage were included in agency MBS issued in the third quarter, a 13.6% increase from the prior period.

Five of the top 10 GSE sellers increased their volume by at least 20.0% in the third quarter.

Loans made with balances above the 2025 loan limits won’t be eligible for delivery to the GSEs’ standard programs.

Residential MBS production was up 11.9% from the second quarter, hitting $341.43 billion, a two-year high.

Some 9.2% of purchase loans sold to the GSEs in 3Q24 had credit scores below 700.

Kroll tested whether the new models accurately reflect the creditworthiness of borrowers who previously could not get a credit score.