Investor loan origination volume bucked seasonal trends in December, prompting optimism for 2025.

Jonathan McKernan, the CFPB nominee, was a member of the FDIC board from 2023 until he resigned earlier this week.

The Federal Reserve chair said in 15 years there are likely to be regions in the country where you can't get homeowners insurance.

The loan can be underwritten using Bitcoin or Ethereum as collateral.

Kroll said the new requirement could hurt secondary market buyers, who are largely seen as passive investors.

Updated guidance has exempted the GSEs from state mortgage licensing requirements but non-agency market participants still need to comply with the rule by April.

Maxex expects increased investor demand and high interest rates to help drive non-agency loan originations in 2025.

Onslow Bay’s non-agency correspondent aggregation and sales originations lifted Annaly’s earnings in the fourth quarter.

Increases in non-agency originations contributed to earnings growth at PennyMac in the fourth quarter.

Residential transition and debt service coverage ratio loan originations increased during December, bucking a seasonal trend.