The flow of purchase mortgages with some form of mortgage insurance in agency MBS increased in the third quarter of 2025, while refinance business saw a sharp downturn. (Includes two data tables.)

Retail originations of mortgages by banks and thrifts sharply increased in the second quarter. The industry also reported a more modest increase in secondary-market mortgage sales. (Includes two data tables.)

The volume of adjustable-rate mortgages flowing into agency mortgage-backed securities jumped in the second quarter of 2025 and has remained elevated. Large nonbank lenders are driving the increase. (Includes data table.)

Repurchases and indemnifications increased by more than 30% on a sequential basis during the second quarter. Through the first six months of the year, buyback activity was essentially level compared with the first half of 2024. (Includes data table.)

The use of positive rental payment data and cash flow underwriting in new credit score models is expected to increase the number of borrowers that qualify for mortgages.

Declining equity and surging escrow payments may be a precursor to market stress in some parts of the country, analysts say.

FHA and VA purchase-mortgage volume increased by nearly 30% in the second quarter of 2025 compared with the previous quarter. GSE mortgages with private MI and agency purchase mortgages without primary MI lagged behind. (Includes two data tables.)

Income from production and servicing fell in the first quarter, but not by as much as origination volume. The MBA reported fewer firms were profitable than in the previous period. (Includes data tables.)

Correspondent sales of mortgage loans to unaffiliated buyers increased 26.8% in 2024, led by CrossCountry Mortgage, Rate and United Wholesale Mortgage. (Includes data table.)

Rent payment history and bank account income verification are just the start. Machine learning algorithms also promise better risk assessment and more accurate pricing for that risk.