The retail channel accounted for 53.7% of originations in the second quarter.

“Next week’s [Fed] meeting will be key, as the inflation and economic outlook will help shape the path of rates and homebuyer demand,” said Bob Broeksmit, president and CEO of the Mortgage Bankers Association.

CrossCountry Mortgage and Rocket Mortgage raised the loan limit they'll accept for conforming mortgages by 1.5% ahead of an anticipated increase in conforming loan limits in the new year.

The SEC is delaying when disclosures will be made regarding publicly registered ABS shelf registration statements.

Retail originations increased by 10.5% on a quarterly basis in the second quarter of 2026. That pushed the channel’s share of total first-lien originations to 53.7%. (Includes six data tables.)

Repurchases increased by 16.5% from the first quarter.

It’s the first jumbo MBS to top $1.0 billion since 2022.

Rocket is offering a permanent 60-bp pricing incentive for agency loans and a broker referral bonus, while UWM extended a 90-bp pricing incentive and removed LLPAs on conforming jumbos.

"The last two weeks of August were among the worst we have seen for housing in years," said Kaz Nejatian, CEO of Opendoor.

The GSEs will disclose scores from FICO and VantageScore for their mortgage-backed securities, credit risk transfer transactions and other securitization activity.