The Structured Finance Association says the GSEs should be able to accept multiple credit scores on a single application and disclose that information to MBS investors.

The strategies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac use to manage their retained mortgage portfolios appeared to converge in the second quarter. (Includes data table.)

VA loans have notoriously high prepay rates compared to FHA loans, in part because of VA’s generous refinance program.

Banks are expected to increase their use of synthetic-risk transfers following greater clarity on the products from regulators.

Performance among borrowers with higher loan-to-value ratios has continued to weaken relative to higher-credit-quality auto loan borrowers, and loss severity has increased.

The firm issued $3.7 billion of ABS during the second quarter, a 76.2% sequential jump. Pagaya aggregates auto loans, unsecured consumer loans and point-of-sale financing products.

Kroll Bond Rating Agency projects that issuance involving residential transition loans will decline by 12% on an annual basis this year, continuing the sector’s uneven yearly output.

A significant amount of wealth is expected to be transferred to younger generations in the coming years, leading to smaller mortgage amounts and a change in MBS characteristics.

Blackstone ranked as the top sponsor of CLO and CDO issued in the first six months of 2026, although Benefit Street Partners and Elmwood Asset Management both had bigger second quarters. (Includes two data files.)

The two government-sponsored enterprises reported robust earnings for the second quarter of 2026, driven by solid growth in net interest income.