Monthly issuance of agency single-family MBS was up just 1.9% from December, boosted by a surge in cash-out refinances. Production in January 2026 rose 21.6% from the same month last year. (Includes two data tables.)

The HEI securitization market is expected to continue growing in 2026, helped by growing borrower awareness and investor appetite.

The Community Home Lenders of America reiterated its support for program revisions at Ginnie Mae to ease liquidity challenges faced by small and mid-sized nonbanks.