https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/rss en-us nbhatia@imfpubs.com Purchase-mortgage volume increased from the second quarter and refi business dropped. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238900 Fri, 23 Oct 2026 11:58:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238900-gse-primary-mi-volume-up-in-3q-fha-slips bivey@imfpubs.com Rithm’s residential mortgage unit turned a $604.8 million profit before taxes during the third quarter, more than five times the income the unit generated the prior quarter. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238901 Fri, 23 Oct 2026 11:57:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238901-profits-skyrocket-at-rithms-mortgage-unit-in-3q-helped-by-servicing jdohnert@imfpubs.com “After the significant and rapid repricing, we find ourselves once again facing a highly attractive investment opportunity,” said Smriti Popenoe, co-CEO and president at Dynex Capital. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238903 Fri, 23 Oct 2026 11:55:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238903-agency-mbs-investors-see-opportunities-after-rate-hike bivey@imfpubs.com PrimeLending took a $10.8 million pre-tax loss in the third quarter of 2026 after a $2.0 million pre-tax loss in the second quarter. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238904 Fri, 23 Oct 2026 11:54:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238904-short-takes-losses-jump-at-primelending-first-time-homebuyer-demand-down-resetting-rate-expectations-freddie-marketing-crt-deal-bank-exits-mortgage-lending bivey@imfpubs.com The planned $291.0 million issuance is on a shelf named Prism. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238885 Thu, 22 Oct 2026 11:57:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238885-chimera-launches-expanded-credit-mbs-shelf-with-homexpress bivey@imfpubs.com Mortgage finance loans outstanding declined by 8.6% on a quarterly basis at Texas Capital Bank. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238887 Thu, 22 Oct 2026 11:55:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238887-short-takes-warehouse-lending-down-at-texas-capital-bank-loss-at-another-agency-mbs-reit-pulte-groups-average-sale-price-down-slightly-lower-originations-mean-lower-compensation jbancroft@imfpubs.com A recent analysis found that non-agency MBS issuance in the third quarter reached the second-highest production level since the third quarter of 2007. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238868 Wed, 21 Oct 2026 11:59:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238868-prime-loans-boost-non-agency-mbs-in-3q bivey@imfpubs.com With traditional mortgage originations depressed, expanded-credit lending could gain more market share. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238861 Wed, 21 Oct 2026 11:58:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238861-higher-interest-rates-could-boost-expanded-credit-mortgages jdohnert@imfpubs.com Annaly Capital Management reported a loss of $1.0 billion in the third quarter of 2026. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238870 Wed, 21 Oct 2026 11:56:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238870-annaly-takes-large-loss-in-3q bivey@imfpubs.com “Investors love rising interest rates,” said Joseph Lau, president of LordCap Green and chairman of the Fixed Income Investor Network. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238853 Tue, 20 Oct 2026 11:58:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238853-mbs-abs-investors-ready-for-more-issuance jdohnert@imfpubs.com Changes in the fair value of its agency MBS holdings led to the third-quarter losses. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238857 Tue, 20 Oct 2026 11:56:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238857-agnc-reports-3q-losses bivey@imfpubs.com While VantageScore has been making its case at investor events focused on publicly traded companies, its CEO says there's no need for the credit scoring company to go public. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238858 Tue, 20 Oct 2026 11:55:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238858-short-takes-vantagescore-to-remain-a-private-company-originations-margins-down-at-amerihome-owner-pennymac-markets-first-dscr-only-mbs dhollier@imfpubs.com The top two GSE sellers — on both quarterly and year-to-date bases — remain Rocket Mortgage and United Wholesale Mortgage. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238846 Mon, 19 Oct 2026 11:59:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238846-deliveries-to-the-gses-down-in-3q jdohnert@imfpubs.com The biggest change for Dynex in the third quarter was a sharp increase in unrealized losses on investments. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238847 Mon, 19 Oct 2026 11:58:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238847-dynex-reports-losses bivey@imfpubs.com Rocket Mortgage, the largest agency servicer and a nonbank, went the other way, reducing its portfolio during the quarter. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238837 Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:59:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238837-ginnie-servicing-up-in-3q-nonbanks-take-more-share ewilley@imfpubs.com A tool for annual financial reports now pre-populates information for issuers, changing a three-hour process to a 15-minute process, based on two issuers’ anecdotes. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238839 Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:57:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238839-ginnie-making-improvements-to-its-tech-systems bivey@imfpubs.com The bank sharply increased the size of its subservicing portfolio in June. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238841 Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:56:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238841-m-and-t-bank-sees-boost-in-mortgage-revenue-from-subservicing bivey@imfpubs.com Fannie's forecast also shifted from a modest increase in mortgage originations on an annual basis in 2027 to a 10.6% decline. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238818 Thu, 15 Oct 2026 11:59:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238818-fannie-economists-sharply-increase-interest-rate-forecast azimmardi@imfpubs.com Much of the increase was from prime jumbos. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238820 Thu, 15 Oct 2026 11:57:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238820-prime-non-agency-mbs-issuance-up-in-3q bivey@imfpubs.com The value of MBS holdings declined during the quarter as interest rates increased sharply. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238821 Thu, 15 Oct 2026 11:56:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238821-agency-mbs-reit-orchid-island-takes-loss-in-third-quarter bivey@imfpubs.com First Horizon took a $473 million pre-tax loss in non-interest income on the sale of mortgages with an unpaid principal balance of $4.5 billion. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238822 Thu, 15 Oct 2026 11:55:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238822-short-takes-first-horizon-takes-loss-on-sale-of-mortgages-restructures-inflation-still-high-margins-improve-at-pnc-fha-supports-build-to-rent jbancroft@imfpubs.com Issuance of non-agency MBS increased by 9.3% during the third quarter to $65.27 billion. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238800 Wed, 14 Oct 2026 11:59:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238800-mbs-abs-issuance-down-in-3q-non-agency-rises bivey@imfpubs.com Loans in the $294.1 million issuance have seasoned for an average of two months. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238802 Wed, 14 Oct 2026 11:56:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238802-ellington-preps-non-agency-mbs-with-gse-eligible-loans-from-pennymac jdohnert@imfpubs.com Kieran Brady, chief financial officer at Archwest, said the outlook for the RTL sector remains strong, supported by the long-term need for new housing and renovation of existing homes. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238785 Tue, 13 Oct 2026 11:56:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238785-residential-transition-loan-players-optimistic-amid-higher-rates bivey@imfpubs.com Pulte's planned speaking spot at the MBA conference went from in-person to virtual to canceled. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238788 Tue, 13 Oct 2026 11:55:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238788-short-takes-pulte-skips-mba-conference-rates-projected-to-hit-785-uwms-share-price-nears-100-state-regulators-looking-for-feedback-on-mlo-testing ewilley@imfpubs.com Refinance business dropped and VA volume declined at a faster pace than FHA business. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238779 Mon, 12 Oct 2026 11:59:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238779-ginnie-issuance-declines-by-95-in-third-quarter jdohnert@imfpubs.com Mortgage origination volume is expected to decrease by 5.6% from 2026 to 2027, according to a new forecast by the Mortgage Bankers Association. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238778 Mon, 12 Oct 2026 11:58:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238778-mba-forecasts-a-decline-in-originations-for-2027 azimmardi@imfpubs.com New York Life Investment Management plans to make a significant multi-year capital commitment to Invictus Capital Partners. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238780 Mon, 12 Oct 2026 11:57:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238780-new-york-life-plans-to-boost-invictus-capital-partners ewilley@imfpubs.com The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld a ruling by a Texas district court, determining that Ginnie Mae had the authority to seize Texas Capital Bank’s interest in the tails on home equity conversion mortgages once serviced by Reverse Mortgage Funding. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238782 Mon, 12 Oct 2026 11:56:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238782-appeals-court-affirms-ginnies-seizure-of-rmfs-hecm-tails bivey@imfpubs.com Refi volume in agency MBS issuance declined by 46.3% on a quarterly basis. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238773 Fri, 09 Oct 2026 11:59:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238773-agency-mbs-issuance-declines-in-3q-with-drop-in-refis