The conventional-conforming sector lagged in an otherwise upbeat mortgage market. (Includes two data files.)

Market uncertainty and rising costs have led some economists to revise their origination forecast for the rest of this year and into 2027.

Fannie Mae has reportedly fired 10 senior executives, including senior vice presidents Mark Palim and Devang Doshi.

New PMIERs guidelines help determine required asset levels for MIs, but industry officials say they already have more than required.

Executives at the credit reporting agencies and scoring companies said the deployment of FICO 10T and VantageScore 4.0 scores will have cascading effects on the primary and secondary mortgage markets.

The new third‑party origination channel, BrokerBrand TPO, is led by industry veteran Bob Marseilles.

The Trump administration is running short on time to get more regulatory changes through the pipeline, according to panelists at the Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization’s fall summit.

Though interest-only loans are a good option to address affordability, they are not necessarily for every borrower.

The double-pledge protection program offers lenders automated portfolio scrubbing to identify potential collateral overlap.

Refi volume declined by 32.7% from the first quarter to the second but nearly doubled year to date. Meanwhile, purchase-mortgage originations increased by just 4.7% year to date. (Includes five data tables.)