Purchase-mortgage endorsements accounted for 71.6% of volume, the highest level seen since the second quarter of 2024.

Achieve Loans started marketing a $271.2 million securitization of home equity lines of credit late last week.

Velocity Financial originated a record $739.0 million in business-purpose loans in the third quarter.

Prepayments rose as more recent homebuyers opt to refinance their higher interest rate mortgage.

The Guild acquisition was valued at approximately $1.3 billion.

The conventional-conforming sector continued to account for the largest portion of originations, with a 52.2% share in the third quarter.

For one-unit properties, the baseline conforming loan limit will be $832,750 in 2026.

“We believe that if Treasury decides it wants to forgive the [senior preferred shares], then this plan appears reasonable,” said Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst Bose George.

Sen. Tina Smith, D-MN, discussed the matter this month during the testimony of Glen Smith, USDA nominee for Rural Development under secretary.

“Job gains in September, following the data blackout, are reassuring and suggest the economy is not slipping into a recession,” said Lawrence Yun, chief economist at the National Association of Realtors. “This may boost confidence in future homebuying.”