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  • October 10, 2025
    By Namrata Bhatia

    GSEs Get More Low-Risk Purchase Mortgages in Third Quarter

    Deliveries of high-risk purchase loans to the GSEs saw minor increases in the third quarter. But lenders expanded the credit for such loans in the refi sector. (Includes two data tables.)
  • October 10, 2025
    By Dennis Hollier

    Fannie Outlines Top Loan Defects in 1Q Deliveries

    One of the most common loan defects remains “incorrect income calculation — rental income/loss.”
  • September 12, 2025
    By Brandon Ivey

    Nonbanks Boosting ARM Lending Via Agency MBS

    The volume of adjustable-rate mortgages flowing into agency mortgage-backed securities jumped in the second quarter of 2025 and has remained elevated. Large nonbank lenders are driving the increase. (Includes data table.)
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  • August 15, 2025
    By Dennis Hollier

    Borrowers See Morality in Forbearance Options

  • July 18, 2025
    By Dennis Hollier

    Sagging Home Prices Threaten Some Mortgage Markets

  • July 3, 2025
    By Brandon Ivey

    Purchase-Mortgage Volume Strong at FHA, VA in 2Q

  • July 3, 2025
    By Dennis Hollier

    Pulte Order Adds Crypto to the Mortgage Equation

  • July 3, 2025
    By Brandon Ivey

    GSE Purchase Mortgages Shift to Higher Scores in 2Q

  • June 20, 2025
    By Dennis Hollier

    Data Privacy, Automation Help Minority Borrowers

  • May 23, 2025
    By Dennis Hollier

    How AI Is Revolutionizing Mortgage Lending

  • April 25, 2025
    By Brandon Ivey

    GSE Refi Characteristics Shift in First Quarter

  • February 28, 2025
    By Dennis Hollier

    G-Fee Hikes Affect Some Demographics More Than Others

  • February 14, 2025
    By Dennis Hollier

    Fannie Outlines the Trends in Loan Defects in 2024

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  • Brandon Ivey
  • Namrata Bhatia
  • George Brooks
  • Maria Volkova
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