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Brandon Ivey

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Fannie Economists Hike Projection for Interest Rates

June 24, 2025
Brandon Ivey
Economists at Fannie Mae project that the interest rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage will average 6.5% during the fourth quarter of 2025.
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Repurchase Activity by Banks Declines in First Quarter

June 24, 2025
Brandon Ivey
Repurchases and indemnifications by banks and thrifts for residential mortgages declined by 16.3% on a quarterly basis in the first quarter of 2025.
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Rocket Offering Bridge Loans for Homebuyers

June 24, 2025
Brandon Ivey
The homebuyer must have a purchase mortgage from Rocket to be eligible.
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Short Takes: Trigger Leads Bill Approved by House / Home Prices Decline in April / Existing Home Sales Slow / Delinquencies Decline / FHFA to Examine Using Cryptocurrency for Mortgage Qualification

June 24, 2025
Brandon Ivey
Legislation to limit trigger leads passed the House and Senate with minor differences.
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Retail Share of Originations Slips Across the Board

June 23, 2025
Brandon Ivey
UWM Chairman and CEO Mat Ishbia said the lender between 2021 and 2023 lowered its profit margins to gain market share.
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Servicing Levels Rising for Mortgages at Ginnie, Nonbanks

June 20, 2025
Brandon Ivey
The largest servicing gains in the past year were in servicing for Ginnie Mae, whole loans at nonbanks and in non-agency mortgage-backed securities.
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Powell Hoping to Help Housing Market With Price Stability

June 20, 2025
Brandon Ivey
“The best thing we can do for the housing market is to restore price stability in a sustainable way and create a strong labor market,” said Fed Chair Jerome Powell.
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Chimera’s Palisades Group Aggregates HEIs for Securitization

June 20, 2025
Brandon Ivey
Palisades is an alternative asset manager founded in 2012.
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Short Takes: Pulte Presses Powell to Resign / Home Sales in CA Level / Pressure on Homebuilders / Seasoned Union Bank Mortgages Set for Non-Agency MBS

June 20, 2025
Brandon Ivey
"He is hurting Americans and hurting the mortgage market, which I am responsible for regulating," Bull Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, said of Fed Chair Jerome Powell.
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Retail Share of Originations Slips Across Loan Types

June 20, 2025
Brandon Ivey
The retail channel lost market share in conventional-conforming, government-insured and nonconforming originations in the first quarter of 2025. (Includes two data tables.)
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