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Brandon Ivey

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CHLA Calls for GSEs to Establish Credit Score Alternative

May 29, 2025
Brandon Ivey
CHLA said FHFA could direct the GSEs to establish subsidiaries to evaluate the creditworthiness of borrowers.
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Agency MBS Investors: Do No Harm With GSE Reform

May 29, 2025
Brandon Ivey
“There are lots of risks to the downside if this is not done in a deliberate way,” said Libby Cantrill, a managing director and head of public policy at PIMCO.
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Short Takes: UWM Offering FHA, VA ARMs / Provident Sending GSE-Eligible Mortgages to Non-Agency MBS / Chase Revives Higher-LTV-Ratio Jumbo MBS Shelf / Few Homebuyers

May 29, 2025
Brandon Ivey
ARMs accounted for less than 1% of total FHA originations in 2024.
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Short Takes: FHFA to Take Action on Credit Report Costs / Purchase-Mortgage Applications Increase Despite Headwinds / MISMO Model Backward Compatible / Prepayment Rates on Non-QMs Increase

May 28, 2025
Brandon Ivey
FHFA will make “some decisions” regarding credit score costs shortly, according to Bill Pulte.
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Other News in Brief

May 27, 2025
Shannon Clark and Brandon Ivey
House passes budget bill that would slash CFPB funding cap; CFPB sharply reduces consent order fine; CFPB moving forward with ICBA testing for revised loan disclosures; FTA defends open banking rule.
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Pulte Raises Concerns About China’s Investments in MBS

May 27, 2025
Brandon Ivey
"I’ve got to be careful with what I say," Pulte said.
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Short Takes: Sales of New Homes Increase in April / Prices for New Homes Rise / Monthly Decline in FHFA Home Price Index / Rocket’s Redfin Acquisition on Track

May 27, 2025
Brandon Ivey
Sales of new single-family homes increased by 10.9% on a monthly basis in April.
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Originations of Purchase Mortgages Tick Up in First Quarter

May 23, 2025
Brandon Ivey
Originations of purchase mortgages increased by 2.7% on an annual basis in the first quarter of 2025.
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Rocket Upsizes Securitization of Closed-End Second Liens

May 23, 2025
Brandon Ivey
Upsizing typically indicates exceptionally strong demand for a securitization.
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Higher-Priced Lending Increases Somewhat in 2024

May 23, 2025
Brandon Ivey
Higher-priced mortgages accounted for 2.4% of total originations tracked in HMDA in 2024.
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