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.
On average, loan-to-value ratios and debt-to-income ratios are much higher for GSE purchase mortgages with private MI compared with loans that don’t carry MI.
The GSEs will accept VantageScore 4.0 on a pilot basis. FHA will follow at a later date, along with plans for the GSEs and FHA to allow for use of FICO 10T.
A new Inside Mortgage Trends analysis showed a total of $164.28 billion of agency MSR changed hands in the first three months of the new year, down 84.1% from the prior quarter.
The Council of FHLBanks signaled strong support for the Trump administration’s recent executive order for a more favorable regulatory environment for community banks.
Ginnie posted a 1.3% quarterly gain in servicing outstanding to $2.726 trillion at the end of March, not including servicing of home-equity conversion mortgages.
Agency MBS issuance declined on a quarterly basis in the first quarter of 2026 while non-agency MBS issuance hit the highest level since the financial meltdown of 2007.
The recent rise in FHA delinquencies appears to be an artificial effect caused by the new trial payment plans borrowers must complete before loans can be modified, according to research by the Center for Responsible Lending.
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