The denial rate on applications for jumbo refinances dropped to 22.2% in 2024 from 25.4% in the year earlier, while only 10.3% of jumbo purchase-mortgage applications were turned down. (Includes data table.)

Correspondent sales of jumbo mortgages originated in 2024 increased by more than 60% on an annual basis. The largest sellers were almost all nonbanks, though Chase cracked the top 5 with its deliveries into non-agency MBS. (Includes data table.)

Federal agencies have used the higher-priced mortgage designation as a proxy for subprime lending. Strategies vary among the biggest originators of higher-priced mortgages, including focusing on loans for manufactured homes or expanded-credit mortgages. (Includes two data tables.)

Redwood Trust had a 73% increase in jumbo lock volume for the first quarter, helped by seasoned loans sold by banks.

JPMorgan Chase remained the top issuer of non-agency MBS in the third quarter, increasing its issuance by 25.8%. (Includes data tables.)

Noncore products include conforming jumbos, investor loans, cash-out refis and mortgages for second homes. (Includes data table.)

Originations of jumbo mortgages declined in the first three months of the year driven by a retreat among banks. Nonbank lenders picked up some of the slack. (Includes data table.)

Rejection rates on jumbo mortgage applications increased last year even as application volume declined. (Includes data table.)

Both the prime jumbo non-agency MBS market and the expanded-credit sector posted sequential increases in issuance in the first quarter. (Includes data tables.)

Noncore products going into GSE securitizations saw less drop off than core products in the first quarter. (Includes data table.)