Conventional-conforming mortgages accounted for 54.3% of originations in the first quarter of 2026.

The shareholder vote on a Two Harbors merger with CrossCountry Mortgage was postponed until June 11.

Amy Moses, vice president for strategic growth at the Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization, said a widespread shift to eNotes will occur when industry participants recognize the economic benefits and when not participating in the eNote space would make them less competitive.

FHA published a request for information seeking ways to ease its minimum property requirements.

Sales of new single-family homes declined by 6.2% on a monthly basis in April.

The consumer groups raised various legal arguments about the final rule, including that it was issued in violation of various laws that set requirements for the rulemaking process.

The guidelines for closed-end seconds will permit a partial compliance review, a departure from the current TRID Grid 4.0.

Fannie held $110.46 billion of agency MBS as of the end of April, a 5.3% increase compared with the end of March.

The decline included a reduction in holdings of adjustable-rate mortgages.

“There’s a tremendous economic incentive to adopt VantageScore, it’s just gonna take some time to work it through,” said Chris Cartwright, CEO of TransUnion.