Various factors are to blame for rising interest rates on mortgages...

GSE-related buybacks increased by 2.3% on a quarterly basis.

Applications for both purchase mortgages and refinances declined last week.

Ginnie Mae continued to set the pace in the agency single-family servicing market as its outstanding MBS rose 2.1% to $2.270 trillion.

Soft landing or mild recession...

“Lenders should follow the standard eligibility and comparable sale selection requirements for site-built housing,” Fannie said of 3D-printed homes.

The April-June period marked the second consecutive quarter in which Fannie Mae's CRT issuance exceeded Freddie Mac's, an unprecedented period of CRT dominance for Fannie.

A jury found that the Federal Housing Finance Agency violated its duty as conservator of the GSEs when it agreed to the net worth sweep in 2012.

Industry wants more time to comply with new credit score requirements.

Most pandemic-era flexibilities regarding QRPC, forbearances and loan-modification plans will sunset Nov. 1.