Economists still differ in their forecasts about how many times the Fed will cut rates this year and what that means for mortgage originations.

The disclosures include VantageScore scores from all three credit reporting companies — TransUnion, Equifax and Experian.

Bank trade groups raised concerns that a recent request for input from FHFA “appears to contemplate significant regulatory action not undertaken at Congress’ direction.”

The new PCs will provide investors more flexibility and efficiency by allowing them to consolidate smaller securities.

The new data will help lenders determine the impact of the upcoming shift from a tri-merge credit reporting process to a bi-merge model.

Many mortgage industry trade groups believe changing the mission of the Federal Home Loan Bank system is Congress’ responsibility rather than that of the FHFA.

The top five GSE sellers saw their market share jump from 33.5% in the first quarter to 36.7% in the second.

As soon as July, FHFA plans to issue a proposed rule that would establish standards for the GSEs related to returns on capital for new single-family mortgage acquisitions.

Nearly all of the top 30 GSE sellers managed to increase deliveries to the enterprises in the second quarter, helping drive a 33.1% sequential bump in sales. Even so, year-to-date deliveries were down slightly. (Includes two data tables.)

Supporters of the program say the expanded use of second mortgages is a less costly way for homeowners to access their home equity when interest rates are high. But they worry about the pilot’s restrictions.