Profits at FHLBanks More Than Doubled in 2023 March 13, 2024 Dennis Hollier Outstanding advances were down for the year after a surge in the first quarter.Read More
Biden Administration in No Rush on GSE Reform March 12, 2024 Brandon Ivey President Biden's budget proposal for fiscal year 2025 included a brief section addressing the future of the housing finance system.Read More
A Refi Wavelet in February Gives Hope to a Market Turnaround March 11, 2024 Paul Muolo The top three MBS issuers in February: UWM, PennyMac and Rocket Mortgage.Read More
Jump in VA Refis a Concern at Ginnie March 8, 2024 Monica Hogan According to an analysis by Inside MBS & ABS, $1.88 billion of VA rate/term refinance loans were included in Ginnie MBS issued in February 2024, compared with $298.5 million in January.Read More
Short Takes: Biden Proposes Mortgage Tax Credit / Mixed Pricing Trends for Fannie’s CRT / New CRT From Freddie / Bank’s ARMs Go Into Annaly MBS March 8, 2024 Brandon Ivey President Biden proposed a tax credit of $400 a month to put toward a mortgage.Read More
Bank Holdings of ABS Jump in Fourth Quarter With BMO’s Move March 7, 2024 John Bancroft Must of the increase in bank ABS holdings seen during the fourth quarter of 2023 was due to a portfolio securitization at BMO Harris Bank.Read More
Neuberger Berman Returns to Non-Agency MBS Market March 6, 2024 Brandon Ivey Neuberger Berman last issued an expanded-credit MBS in August 2022.Read More
Short Takes: Demand for Purchase Mortgages Increases / Rate Locks Up in February / New CEO at Carrington / Freddie Securitizing RPLs March 6, 2024 Brandon Ivey A small decline in interest rates last week helped to increase applications for purchase mortgages.Read More
Angel Oak REIT Inks Profit in Fourth Quarter March 5, 2024 James Dohnert The REIT associated with Angel Oak companies reported a profit for 2023 after taking losses in the prior year.Read More
Short Takes: New Cybersecurity Reporting Requirement / Biden Pressed on Affordable Housing / Non-QM Delinquencies Not Leading to Many Losses / New CRT From Fannie March 5, 2024 Brandon Ivey Effective immediately, Ginnie issuers must notify the agency of any cybersecurity incident within 48 hours after the issue is detected.Read More