https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/rss en-us bivey@imfpubs.com Repurchases increased by 16.5% from the first quarter. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238501 Thu, 10 Sep 2026 11:58:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238501-mortgage-repurchases-by-banks-increase-in-2q dhollier@imfpubs.com PNC Bank, now the top FHLBank borrower, ended the second quarter with $40.42 billion in outstanding advances, more than doubling its total from the end of March. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238482 Wed, 09 Sep 2026 11:59:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238482-banks-increase-fhlbank-advance-usage-in-2q bivey@imfpubs.com Among the 333 banks and thrifts that report mortgage-banking income on call reports, income declined by 6.1% on an annual basis in the first half of 2026. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238473 Tue, 08 Sep 2026 11:57:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238473-banks-mortgage-earnings-decline-in-first-half-of-2026 nbhatia@imfpubs.com Some of the largest bank investors in MBS reduced their holdings of agency MBS during the second quarter. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238463 Fri, 04 Sep 2026 11:56:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238463-bank-holdings-of-residential-mbs-tick-up-in-2q azimmardi@imfpubs.com Jumbo servicing declined during the second quarter at Bank of America, Chase and Wells Fargo. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238443 Thu, 03 Sep 2026 11:58:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238443-large-servicers-see-reduction-in-jumbo-portfolios-in-2q ewilley@imfpubs.com Purchase-mortgage business is running ahead of the levels seen in the first half of 2025. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238430 Wed, 02 Sep 2026 11:58:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238430-fha-va-lending-up-sharply-in-first-half-of-year nbhatia@imfpubs.com Freddie Supers issuance was up 52.7% from the first quarter to $83.03 billion, while Fannie recorded a 0.3% increase. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238417 Tue, 01 Sep 2026 11:59:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238417-gses-increase-issuance-of-supers-in-second-quarter azimmardi@imfpubs.com In the second quarter, all but four of the 50 largest jumbo lenders posted increases in originations. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238412 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 11:59:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238412-jumbo-originations-rise-in-2q nbhatia@imfpubs.com Banks and thrifts handled servicing on $2.790 trillion of mortgages for other investors at the end of June, down $2.38 billion from March. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238391 Thu, 27 Aug 2026 11:59:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238391-banks-thrifts-see-lowest-servicing-for-others-total-since-2005 dhollier@imfpubs.com Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac issued a combined $59.84 billion of MBS in July. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238375 Wed, 26 Aug 2026 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238375-gse bivey@imfpubs.com Closed-end seconds remained the most common type of home equity loans for securitization in the second quarter, accounting for 50.5% of issuance. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238365 Tue, 25 Aug 2026 11:59:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238365-hel-securitizations-slow-in-2q jdohnert@imfpubs.com A group of 13 publicly traded nonbanks reported a combined $2.20 billion in mortgage-banking income for the second quarter, down 32.3% from the first quarter. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238355 Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:59:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238355-high-interest-rates-market-uncertainty-weigh-on-nonbank-earnings bivey@imfpubs.com “Affordability deteriorated as mortgage rates moved higher through May and June,” said Varun Krishna, CEO of Rocket Companies. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238344 Fri, 21 Aug 2026 11:59:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238344-purchase-mortgage-and-refi-volume-diverge-in-second-quarter azimmardi@imfpubs.com Securitization of conforming jumbos increased at a faster rate than total GSE business in the second quarter. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238326 Thu, 20 Aug 2026 11:59:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238326-gse-jumbo-activity-up-in-2q-investment-property-volume-down ewilley@imfpubs.com A rise in purchase-mortgage volume wasn't enough to offset declining refi activity. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238306 Wed, 19 Aug 2026 11:59:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238306-ginnie-issuance-down-in-july-with-fewer-refis bivey@imfpubs.com Spreads on the second-quarter issuance widened significantly compared with the prior deals issued by the GSEs. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238292 Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:59:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238292-gse-crt-issuance-drops-in-second-quarter ewilley@imfpubs.com MGIC had $17.75 billion in new insurance written in the second quarter, a 23.0% increase from the first quarter. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238281 Fri, 14 Aug 2026 11:59:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238281-mgic-tops-private-mi-providers-in-second-quarter dhollier@imfpubs.com Between the end of March and the end of June, the GSEs' combined mortgage portfolios grew just 1.7%, to $313.62 billion. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238266 Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:59:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238266-gses-sharply-slow-pace-of-portfolio-additions-in-second-quarter bivey@imfpubs.com A group of 26 banks reported $1.27 billion in mortgage earnings for the second quarter, up 3.8% from the first quarter. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238253 Wed, 12 Aug 2026 11:58:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238253-mortgage-earnings-at-banks-increase-modestly-in-second-quarter jbancroft@imfpubs.com The refi share of agency MBS issuance slid to 24.1% in July after accounting for 45.1% in March. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238236 Tue, 11 Aug 2026 11:59:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238236-agency-mbs-issuance-down-for-third-consecutive-month-in-july bivey@imfpubs.com Overall residential servicing outstanding inched up by 0.8% during the second quarter. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238219 Fri, 07 Aug 2026 11:59:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238219-servicing-share-for-rocket-chase-down-in-second-quarter ewilley@imfpubs.com FHA loss-mitigation removals more than doubled from $1.86 billion in the first quarter to $4.74 billion. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238175 Wed, 05 Aug 2026 11:59:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238175-loss-mit-removals-of-fha-loans-from-mbs-increase-in-2q nbhatia@imfpubs.com Loan balances up to $300,000 made up the largest cohort of spec-pool issuance, accounting for 9.0% of the transactions in the second quarter. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238163 Tue, 04 Aug 2026 11:59:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238163-gses-increase-issuance-of-specified-pools-in-second-quarter nbhatia@imfpubs.com The delinquency rate grew more on FHA mortgages than on loans delivered to the GSEs or the VA. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238126 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 11:59:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238126-data bivey@imfpubs.com Bayview acquired $28.91 billion in unpaid servicing principal balance during the quarter, a nearly 90% increase in bulk acquisitions compared with its activity in the first quarter. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238100 Mon, 27 Jul 2026 11:59:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238100-bayview-top-bulk-buyer-of-agency-msr-in-2q bivey@imfpubs.com In the first half of 2026, $120.88 billion of GSE purchase mortgages with private MI was securitized, a 4.5% increase from the first half of 2025. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238089 Fri, 24 Jul 2026 11:59:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238089-primary-mi-volume-up-somewhat-in-first-half-of-2026 jbancroft@imfpubs.com Much of the decline was from activity with seasoned mortgages. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238069 Thu, 23 Jul 2026 11:59:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238069-non-agency-mbs-issuance-down-in-second-quarter ewilley@imfpubs.com The nonbank increased its Ginnie servicing portfolio by $15.70 billion during the quarter, including $14.35 billion in FHA servicing. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238041 Tue, 21 Jul 2026 11:59:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238041-bayview-creates-some-distance-from-other-top-ginnie-servicers bivey@imfpubs.com Nonbanks held the rights to service 68.6% of outstanding servicing tied to agency MBS as of the end of June. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238026 Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:59:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238026-nonbank-share-of-agency-servicing-up-again-in-2q bivey@imfpubs.com Primary MI volume in the agency MBS market increased at a faster pace at FHA and VA in the second quarter of 2026 compared with private MI usage with the GSEs. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238011 Thu, 16 Jul 2026 11:59:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/238011-fha-va-drive-up-primary-mi-volume-in-second-quarter