Trump administration policies will lead to a housing boom, according to Bill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

The lender funded $868 million of volume in the first quarter, down 7.3% from the previous quarter.

The bill would keep the limit on the mortgage interest deduction at $750,000.

Freddie Mac is marketing a $529.00 million CRT deal.

The bulk of the loans in the MBS are from Associated Bank.

Delinquencies on loans in non-agency mortgage-backed securities declined on a monthly basis in April.

Economists at the MBA don’t think interest rates on mortgages will decline much this year. Economists at Fannie Mae project a sizeable drop.

Rosy recapture-rate projections prompt some pushback; Fitch removes Rocket from downgrade watch; PennyMac upsizes debt offering; MISMO seeking comments.

Private MI volume in GSE MBS issuance in the first quarter of 2025 was down 20.4% from the previous quarter.

Rocket had a negative $449.2 million change in the fair value of MSRs during the first quarter.