The executive order would prevent federal agencies and the government-sponsored enterprises from facilitating the acquisition of a single-family home by a large institutional investor.
Mortgage rates declined slightly in the government-insured market after the Trump administration directed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to purchase a combined $200 billion in agency mortgage-backed securities.
The last time a single company held more than $1.0 trillion of agency servicing was 2019, near the end of the reign of Wells Fargo atop the servicing market.
Volume with primary MI was up sharply in the fourth quarter of 2025 at both the government-sponsored enterprises and the Department of Veterans Affairs, while FHA volume lagged to some extent.
Ginnie President Joe Gormley said the update allows for greater efficiencies and cost savings, and will make the agency’s digital collateral program more attractive to new issuers.
The correspondent channel accounted for 40.1% of the survey group’s government-insured production in the third quarter, up from 37.7% in the second quarter.
Measures contained in bipartisan housing packages in both the Senate and House would attach a disclosure to the military service question on the uniform residential loan application to raise awareness of VA loans.